launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
two classes; double; two sets
having lost face; in a bind
carriage; movement (of the body)
mysterious thief; phantom thief
Le Blanc; Bland; Brun; Leblanc; Lebrun
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
phantom; vision; illusion
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to jump upon (a moving object)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
tag (children's game); tig
to make an appearance; to show up
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to carry; to bring (to a place)
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away