mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
knit; knitted fabric; knitted garments
above the knee; on one's lap
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
flustered; confused; panicked
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
surely; certainly; without doubt
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
national; founded and run by the central government
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
subsidy; incentive; bounty
national expenditure; government spending; public funds
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
man; male; masculine gender
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)