king; monarch; ruler; champion
giving (someone) a peek (of skin, underwear, etc.); giving a glimpse
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
resignation; acceptance; consolation
supervised; under surveillance
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
time around sunset; early evening
to shed light; to cast light
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
even if not; even without
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
viewing as a problem; problematizing
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
base (military, expedition, etc.)
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
person who has rendered distinguished service
to butter up; to try to get on the good side of
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
trouble; bother; annoyance
smelling of men; reeking of male body odor; manly; macho
respect and affection; love and respect
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to