black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
moron; idiot; stupid person
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to feel; to sense; to experience
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward