briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
to anticipate; to foresee
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
cache; place to hide something
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
scoundrel; rascal; villain
hateful; detestable; loathsome
to shake; to waver; to tremble
villain; baddie; the villain's part
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
long ago; a long time ago; already
arrest; apprehension; capture
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
escaping from prison; breaking out of prison; jailbreak; jailbreaking (a smartphone, video game console, etc.)
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
to become desperate; to give in to despair
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits