gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
Securities and Exchange Commission; SEC
Securities and Exchange Act
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
ringtone; ring tone; ringback tone; ringing tone
tap; faucet; tap (on a touchscreen); tap dance; tap (electrical)
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
scoundrel; rascal; villain
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
suggestion; hint; implication
secretly having a dark past; having a guilty conscience
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
all facts (of a case, incident, etc.)
mass communication; mass media
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
ardent; passionate; vehement
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
to choke; to have trouble breathing
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with