to revere; to respect; to worship
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
infotainment television program; information program; program of announcements
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
big hit (with); great success; great reception; great popularity; catching on greatly
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
rather than; more ... than ...
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
counter for books; volume
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (on TV, social media, etc.); face reveal
scandal; impropriety; misconduct
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
anything and everything; just about everything
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
molester; groper; masher; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
around the world; throughout the world
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
imitation (of someone, something); impersonation; (vocal) mimicry
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...