Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission
criminal offense; criminal offence
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
shareholding ratio; percentage of stock owned (e.g. by a particular investor); equity share
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
indictment; prosecution; complaint
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
to state; to express; to mention
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
concealment; suppression; hiding
in proportion to; just as much as
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
signature; signing; sealing
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
zest for living; energy to live
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
contradiction; inconsistency
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out