to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said; aforementioned; competent
status elevation; upgrading; promotion
calamity; disaster; misfortune
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
blue tarpaulin; blue plastic waterproof sheeting
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
matter of time; question of time