investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
lineage; pedigree; family line
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
complete lie; outright lie
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
to pile up; to accumulate
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
talented person; clever person
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
as stated; verbatim; literally
to anticipate; to foresee
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy