a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
genius; prodigy; natural gift
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
permanent preservation; permanent repository; keeping something permanently; preservation in perpetuity
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
public execution; public embarrassment
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
immediately; at once; instantly
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
firm; strong; solid; stable
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
internal conditions; true state of affairs
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
no need to guess; certainly
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
to overflow from something full
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing