fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
concealment; suppression; hiding
to seize (secure) evidence
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to cause a person trouble
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
thought; consideration; thinking
to raise one's voice; to shout
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
genius; prodigy; natural gift
still (continuing); as ever; further