overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
commander; commanding officer; CO
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
personal feelings; self-interest
preference; priority; precedence
regret; repentance; remorse
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
generation; the world; the age
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
instead; but (on the other hand)
oversight; omission; mistake
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
the right person in the right place
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
(personal) background check
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
settlement; solution; resolution
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
postponement; deferment; adjournment
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
that is to say; so that means
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
to become fraught with emotion