civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
meanwhile; in the meantime
weekly publication; weekly magazine
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
neighbourhood; neighborhood
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
one's family (home) background (environment)
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
mass communication; mass media
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
extra charge; specially reduced charge
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to wring the neck; to strangle
necrophilia; necrophilism
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
critic; reviewer; commentator
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
good-natured; of good character