bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
intelligence network; information network
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
badger game (scheme in which a man has his wife or lover seduce another man to blackmail him)
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
still object; object at rest; still life (painting, drawing)
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom; crushing defeat; utter failure; complete exhaustion; collapsing (onto a bed, desk, etc.)
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
adoration; admiration; devotion
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke