establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
slight; little; insignificant
affixing; pasting; sticking
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
victim; injured party; sufferer
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
self-centered; self-centred; selfish
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
specialized; specialised; boutique
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
decapitation; decapitated head
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure