sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
important witness; material witness; primary witness; prime suspect
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
(squad of) police; police force
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
heroine; female protagonist
to be given up; to be discontinued
female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
resolution; vote; decision
to come in (of light); to shine in; to stream in; to pour in
sign of a ship (e.g. through fog, silhouette, etc.); outline of a ship
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
(exercising) the right to command
reinstatement; reappointment
transfer (of authority, power, etc.); delegation; devolution
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
mopping-up operation; search-and-destroy operation
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
entrustment; leaning against; propping up