confrontation; opposition; antagonism
desperation; self-abandonment
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
exposure by washing away; washing out; exposed aggregate (finish); exposed aggregate concrete; revealing the grain of cedar boards by washing and scrubbing; finding out (after an extensive search or investigation)
scandal; deplorable event
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
(a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified)
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
affixing; pasting; sticking
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
the whole day; all the day
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
rare; uncommon; not often seen
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
leaving everything up to someone else
concussion (of the brain)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
periodic inspection; regular inspection
indictment; prosecution; complaint
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
chasing after women; womanizing
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
of course; certainly; naturally
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows