frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
list of passengers; passenger manifest; passenger register
genuine; authentic; true; real
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
stifled (laughter); simmering
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
position; location; base; point; site
vent; ventilation opening
control; management (e.g. of a business)
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
with a clink (click, clack)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
colon; eau de Cologne; colonist
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to pluck; to pick; to tear
suffocation; choking; asphyxia