(sense of) presence; realism; ambiance
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
1,000,000,000,000; one trillion
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to hide; to conceal oneself
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
to become sodden; to swell up; to become lazy
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
millions; several million; a few million
thorough checkup; complete examination; complete physical; detailed testing
view; opinion; finding; findings
performance appraisal; performance review
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
election; selection; choice
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to hate each other; to hate mutually
to exchange; to interchange
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors)
intelligence operative; spy
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
price decline; fall in price
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
housing district; residential district
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
unfair practices; wrongdoing; malpractice; cheating; foul play
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
missing person; wanted person