atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
evening sky; twilight sky
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
that's the way it is; such is life
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
in a little while; in a bit
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
last week; the week before
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
effectiveness of a drug; efficacy of a drug
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to half-rise to one's feet
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
not caring; not giving a damn
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious