patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
billboard; advertising sign
the other day; a few days ago
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
viewer; (television) audience
to attract interest; to get attention to appeal
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to demand money; to pester; to extort
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to telephone; to make a phone call
poisoning; kill by poison
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
partly open; in half bloom
busybody; meddler; nosey parker
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)
to be too late; to be too slow
murder; homicide; manslaughter
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
summons for directions (legal UK)
warrant; summons; written order
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
abstract (e.g. art, music); abstract art; abstract (e.g. of a paper); summary
father; dad; husband; you; he