to become misty; to become hazy
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
admission; joining; enrollment; enrolment
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
superconductivity; super-conductivity
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
regular customer; general audience; general public
casualties; the killed and wounded
chorus; singing in a chorus
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to shut in; to confine; to contain
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
examiner; investigator; inquisitor; agent
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
germination; sprouting; budding
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
(school) period; period or division of time; time limit
in its entirety; whole; wholly
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
unimpressive; unimpressed