cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
stabbing to death; putting out
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
script; screenplay; scenario
while; even though; despite
settlement; solution; resolution
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
selection; choice; option
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
way one dresses; way one looks like in certain clothes
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
control; management (e.g. of a business)
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
the other day; a few days ago
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation