modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
cool summer; cold summer; cooler-than-normal summer
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
northern part; the north (of a region)
no exception; without exception; always the same
boisterously; roughly; briskly
round shape; circle; circular form
going on a pleasure jaunt
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
different culture; foreign culture
to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
area of holiday homes; area of villas
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
excursion; outing; picnic
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
amusement center (centre); game arcade; gambling hall
great cause; moral law; justice
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
reading too much into (what ... says)
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into