shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
public and private; official and personal; government and people
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
war situation; progress of a battle
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
in that way; like that; that way
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
sexy; popular; well-liked
straight-laced person; stubborn person
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer
drinking and eating too much
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
relation; relative; kind; cordial
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
whispering into a person's ear
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
two parts; two copies; the second part
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
whole story; full picture; full particulars