one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to be skillful (skilful); to be clever
(not) even once; (not) ever
in that way; like that; that way
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
in one's hands; in one's control
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
rescue mission; evacuation operation
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
bonus; bounty; reward; compensation
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
a little bit; a little while
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
executives; top management; governing body
small number; few; minority
plenipotentiary powers; full authority