to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
bogus company; dummy corporation; shell company
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
assembling a criminal case
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
clinical study; clinical trial
subject (of a medical experiment, etc.); test subject; trial subject; examinee (of a full-body scan, etc.)
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
dealing with; coping with
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
foreign; abroad; overseas
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
in comparison to; rather than
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
sixth day of the month; six days
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire
nice; likeable; desirable