being startled; getting a shock
confidentiality; nondisclosure
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
feigned tears; crocodile tears
overall victory; championship
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
mimicking a bird or animal call; imitating a call or a sound
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
disclosure; exposure; revelation
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
rental car; rent-a-car; hired auto; car rental agency; car hire agency; hire car agency
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
(distant) howling; backbiting
arrest; apprehension; capture
drama; play; powerful drug