to be pleased; to be in a good mood
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
control; check; restraint; inhibition
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
valuable article; valuables
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
lock-opening; lock-picking
metal fittings; metal fixtures
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to investigate; to examine
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
firm; unshakeable; resolute
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
important person; strategic person; key figure
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed