to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
to regain one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to be invigorated; to be encouraged
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to be the worst of the worst; (lit.) to deserve to die ten thousand deaths
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
a disgrace (to a whole group of people)
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
interception (email); wiretap; bug
distant place; faraway location; far away
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
quarrel; feud; wrangling; snarling (at each other)
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
money loser; high-cost, low-return project
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
blunder; miss; slip; oversight