hostile nature; inimical character
police force; police squad
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
down to earth; reasonable
to drink someone down; to drink someone under the table
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
middle-of-the-roaders; neutrals
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
most recent work (e.g. book, film, etc.); latest work; latest offering
template; run of the mill; formulaic
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to tingle with excitement; to be full of excitement; to be thrilled
to make a lasting impression
completely; entirely; totally
wetting; love affair; lover
body; body blow (in boxing)
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft