ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
boasting; bragging; big talk; conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
founder; originator; pioneer
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
cheap article; poor quality article
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
after death; posthumously
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
scoundrel; rascal; villain
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
underground organization; underground organisation
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
nothing but; none other than
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
a coupler; a splice; a successor; an heir
half-sibling (with a different mother)
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
doll; dhole (Cuon alpinus); Indian wild dog
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
receiving an electric shock
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to have one's hair stand on end
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour
magic; sorcery; incantation