top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to hide; to keep to oneself
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
end; tip; extremities; terminal
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
injured person; wounded person; casualty
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
as (for); for; in the capacity of
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
stifled (laughter); simmering
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch