secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
suggestion; hint; implication
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
mass communication; mass media
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
ardent; passionate; vehement
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
to choke; to have trouble breathing
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
thorough; exhaustive; complete
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
a short while ago; already
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)