fast (talking); rapid; quick-tongued
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
prostrating oneself (in submission, respect, etc.)
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
condition; situation; prospects
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
serious wound; serious injury
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
to detain; to take into custody
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
walking briskly; determinedly
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
half-sibling (with a different mother)
younger half-brother (by a different mother)
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
forgery of an official document; falsification of public records
assistance; backing; support; aiding and abetting (a crime); abetment
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
rule; reign; government; governing
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct