slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
doubt; distrust; suspicion (of)
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
don't you think?; indicates question
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
transport; transportation
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
quick-drying; fast-drying
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
authorized absence; permission of absence from class(es)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
absorption; suction; attraction
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
regarding highly; attaching importance to
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start