right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
hardness and softness; hard line and moderate line
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
accomplishment; execution
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to hammer out the details; to work out details
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
concealment (esp. of wrongdoings or criminals); sheltering; harboring
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
national mood; national sentiment; national feeling
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
never mind!; don't worry about it
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
national crisis; national disaster
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
supervised; under surveillance
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration