to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
another dimension; different level; whole other level
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
competent; suitable; qualified
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
academic type; scholarly turn of mind
speculation; thinking; meditation
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
relaxation; recreation; recess
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
power; authority; jurisdiction
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
nominal; in name only; only by terminology
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy