first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
videodisc; videodisk; venereal disease; VD
carving; engraving; chiselled features
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
due form; official; formality
almost; roughly; approximately
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
unprecedented; never seen before
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
pack of lies; complete fabrication
court (of law); courtroom
individual; private person; personal; private
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
imprisonment; incarceration
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to spread; to be propagated
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
any; at all; in the least; even in a slight degree; ever
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to be in luck's way; to get lucky
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod