mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
conte; short story; tale; comedy sketch; skit
first offence; first offense; first offender; first-time offender
to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to start shouting; to break out
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes
standard; set; routine; decided
debt collection; debt collector
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
to become desperate; to give way to despair
gradually; slowly but steadily
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
critical point (temperature)
eruption; volcanic eruption
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
top news; front-page news; lead story
the same store; the same shop