champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
being startled; getting a shock
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
one's way back; one's way home
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
as soon as possible; ASAP
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
passage; path; route; one's way
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
rational; reasonable; logical
earnestly; immediately; exactly
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
school building; schoolhouse
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
close by; right there; short distance away; at once; as soon as possible; immediately
otherwise; if not; or else
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
established fact; fait accompli
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing