manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
company president; manager; director
way; method; means; resource; course
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
note (letter) left behind; will
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
convenient; handy; useful
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
premises search; household search
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
interior; inside; internal
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on; to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss