superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
subordinate work; assistant; servant
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to like; to love; to be fond of
selection; choice; option
group; party; team; squad; section
nod; inclination of the head
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
correlation; interrelation; intertwining
northern or southern lights; aurora borealis or australis
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to become clear; to be made public
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)