to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
viewer (esp. of television, streaming video content); audience; viewership; listener (occ. of radio, audio streaming content)
to attract interest; to get attention to appeal
breaking off relations (with); severing one's connections (with); breaking with (e.g. one's past); insulation (electrical or thermal); 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
killing by poisoning; killing with poison; poisoning (to death)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
partly open; in half bloom
busybody; meddler; nosey parker
to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary
police officer; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) side dish (eaten with rice)
murder; homicide; manslaughter
putting (a named suspect) 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; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
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 (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
renewal; renovation; overhaul; update; repair; improvement
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
interest (on a loan, deposit etc.)
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
in good health; alive and well; going strong
accomplice; conspirator; cohort