route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
in accordance with; according to
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
leaving; quitting; retiring
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
sense of relief; feeling of relief
preliminary investigation; preparation
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
since when; from when; how long
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
ill will; malice; evil intent
with a friendly grin; smilingly
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to quicken one's pace (steps)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
human relations; personal relationships
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
elopement; running away with a lover
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off