high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
ability; capability; skill
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to install; to equip; to mount
tag; slip; label; sticker
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
please; somehow or other; one way or another
inside; interior; inner part
to bury; to embed; to implant
interception (email); wiretap; bug
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
to withstand; to be able to endure
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
performance of one's official duties
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
to get tired out; to be exhausted
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on