strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
on countless occasions; many a time
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to re-examine; to review; to recheck
to become enraged; to blow one's top; to lose it; to flip out
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
drama; play; powerful drug
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
personality-wise; by nature; characteristic
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
now that you say that; now that you mention it
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality
villain; baddie; the villain's part
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
reading out and comparing (e.g. proofs against a manuscript); read-through (of a script)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
mental derangement; madness; insanity
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to become better; to improve
to take measures (against); to take steps
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
putting into operation; invocation