obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
professor; teaching; instruction
to see through; to see the true nature of something
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
-less; lacking; non-existing
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family
Cronus (Greek god); Kronos
secret military agency; secret service
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
intensification; aggravation
to win and advance to the next round
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
villain; baddie; the villain's part
dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role); not up to the task; (being) out of one's depth
misuse; incorrect use; abuse; malapropism
very interesting; of great interest
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to make out with; to make cozy with (cosy); to do at one's own discretion
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss