to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
foolish face; stupid look on one's face
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
sincere; honest; faithful
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
attribute; property; attribute; alignment (in a role-playing game); element (of an enemy or attack); type (of dealt damage); (character) type
suspicion (of others); jealousy
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
reopening; resumption; restarting
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
pressure; oppression; suppression
breaking down; defeating; abolishing