order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
this and that; one thing and another
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
spectacle; striking display; spectacular (scene, film, etc.); extravaganza; big-budget production
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
(in) her way; peculiar to her
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
to be lacking in options; to be too few
object of romantic interest
quickly; swiftly; already; before; long time ago
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
(another's) daughter; young lady (esp. of respectable upbringing)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
putting on the pressure; pushing forward; being pressed; being under pressure
edge of the ring; verge; brink; critical moment
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
exaltation; emotional uplift
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
frunk; front trunk (e.g. of a car)
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
like a decent person; human
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
police investigator; investigator
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
government service; the bureaucracy
assistant ...; probationary ...
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
organs of the state; machinery of the state
secretary (government); director; chief
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to tower over the surroundings
misrepresentation; false statement