vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to frolic about; to mess around
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
rule; reign; government; governing
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
intelligence agency; secret service
Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA
set of three; three sets; three classes
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication