core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
ball of a finger; finger cushion; pulp of the finger; pad of the finger
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
Securities and Exchange Commission; SEC
Securities and Exchange Act
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate
business trip; official trip
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
scoundrel; rascal; villain
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
suggestion; hint; implication
secretly having a dark past; having a guilty conscience
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
all facts (of a case, incident, etc.)
mass communication; mass media
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
my; one's own; I ...; one ...