ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh
to become inverted; to become reversed
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
preparations for returning (home)
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
abuse; misuse; perversion
instantaneous water heater; on-demand water heater; irritable person; hot-tempered person
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
person of importance; a someone; absolutely; certainly; to be sure
superiority complex; sense of superiority
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
mass communication; mass media
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
second (time unit); assistant; helper; second