(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
actor; actress; player; performer
complete stranger; total stranger
in its entirety; whole; wholly
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to search for; to seek for; to look for
agent; agent; secret agent; spy
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
too (much); overly; excessively
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
odds and ends; all; every
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
suggestion; hint; implication
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
being in a hazy state; being only half conscious; feeling dopey
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
from the viewpoint of; according to
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
movie; film; motion picture
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
softly; mildly; gently; politely
from the beginning; from scratch
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure
cache; place to hide something
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to brave a danger; to take a risk