(turned out) all right in the end
to mistakenly say; to misspeak; to misstate (the facts); to make a slip of the tongue
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
common person; foolish commoner
to succeed in doing; to see through; to manage to do; to finish doing
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
four-eyes; four-eyed bastard
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
resident; indigenous; always existing
the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
game management; playmaking; controlling the game
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
(one) scene (in a movie, etc.)
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
counterattack; reversal technique
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
secrecy; highly classified information
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
most part; greater part; majority
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; last-ditch effort
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
assistance; help; assist (final pass or cross before a goal)
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much