hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
strategy meeting; council of war
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
secret meeting; secret conference
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
if you do this; if this is the case
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
to spend time (on doing something)
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
judgment; judgement; discernment
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
one-stroke penalty (golf)
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
the same rank; equality; apposition
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)