good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
question; inquiry; enquiry
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to make a speech; to address
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
tone (of voice); manner of talking
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
such; like that; that sort of; very
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
difficult to ...; hard to ...
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
for the present; for the time being
lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)
straight-laced person; stubborn person
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
person who poses a high risk
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to do together; to share; to participate in
meaning; significance; sense