right to investigate; investigatory power
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to reveal one's (poor) upbringing (through poor manners, etc.); to betray one's origin; to give oneself away
police drama (television); detective drama
stealthy steps; soft steps
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
flaring up; bursting into flames
unforgivable; inexcusable; unpardonable
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
trio; gang of three; threesome
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
(act of) writing on a blackboard
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
multiwindow; multi-window
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
performer; entertainer; actor
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
to despair of; to see the vanity of
retirement (from the world); seclusion
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
curiosity; rare item; rarity; rare opportunity which could be beneficial
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with