goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification
admiration; being impressed (by)
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
unbeatable; invincible; irresistible
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
product past its prime; TV show, video game, etc. that has jumped the shark
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
very much; very many; more and more
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
inaccurate; indistinct; imprecise; unclear; indecisive
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
to be pretentious; to put on airs
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
concreteness; feasibility
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
life and death; life or death
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
in search of; in order to look for
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
bygones; the past; past event
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho