duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to get help; to enlist aid
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
business; errand; nature of one's business
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
secrecy; highly classified information
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to be a matter of life or death
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to steal or sneak or slip into
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face