to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to be relieved; to feel relieved
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
empirically; from experience
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
useless; vain; aimless; idle
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
small number; few; minority
applicant; candidate; volunteer
by your leave; with your permission
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
(your) judgment; discernment
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
comfort; consolation; diversion
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to be at a loss how to continue an offensive; to be frustrated by impregnable defences
stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself
essence; true nature; substance; reality
moderate; proper; just right
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation