serious reflection; soul-searching; penitence
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
earthen charcoal brazier (for cooking)
colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial
odorless; odourless; unscented
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
to have (something) innate; to be born with
match; game; bout; contest
to leave the government service
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
temporary truce; ceasefire
cease-fire; truce; armistice
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
spawning season; breeding season; laying period
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
windfall; piece of good luck
acrobatic flying; aerobatics
emergency alert; critical alert; emergency warning
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to get help; to enlist aid
correction; revision; amendment
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
work style; way of working
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble