| PRESUME | to think that sth is true though you are not certain |
| ACCUSTOMED TO | used to sth |
| CUT CORNERS | take shortcuts |
| INFATUATION | a strong feeling of love for sb or interest in sth, unreasonable / obsession |
| ACCOMPLISH | to succeed in doing sth / achieve |
| ALL ALONG | for the entire time / always |
| VILE | evil or immortal |
| GO BONKERS | go nuts / lose one's marbles |
| SHIFT | a group of workers or period of working time |
| PICK UP THE PIECES | to restore one's life to a normal state |
| TAKE ON SB | to compete agains sb or start a fight with sb esp. bigger , better than you |
| LEVERAGE | influence that you can use to make people do what you want |
| PULL ONESELF TOGETHER | to become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused |
| MEDICAL CONDITION | an illness or health problem that affects you permanently |
| ABUSE | to trat sb in a violent and cruel way, often sexually |
| FIGURE OUT | think about a situation or problem until you find the answer/ work out |
| DIZZY | feeling unable to stand steadily |
| EXCEED | to go beyond what you are allowed to / be more than a particular number or amount |
| GO TO GREAT LENGTHS | to make a major effort |
| DRAG SB INTO STH | to make sb involved in a situation when they do not want to |
| DETEST | to hate sth or sb very much |
| HOLD IT AGAINST SB | to bear a grudge |
| SETTLE A SCORE | to do sth to harm or hurt sb who has harmed you in the past |
| FOR STARTERS | used to emphasise the first of a series |
| PARTICULARY | more than usual or more than others ( especially) |
| OVERWHELMED | surprised so much that they do not know how to react |
| MERELY | only / just |
| PLOT | to make a secret plan to harm a person or organization ( conspire ) |
| SHOCKER | a film, news story or action that shocks you |
| AFFAIR | issue |
| KNUCKLES | part of a finger at a joint where the bone is near the surface, where the finger joins the hand |
| INSERT | to place or fit sth into another thing |
| OTHERWISE | in circumstances different from those present or considered ; or else |
| UNBEARABLE | not able to be endured or tolerated |
| WAGES | a fixed regular payment, paid on weekly or daily basis, made by employes to employee |
| PIECE OF TURD | a lump or excrement |
| BE ON SB's PAYROLL | tio work for sb / be employed by sb |
| DONE SB IN | to kill sb |
| CREDIT | recognition and appreciation |
| DELUDED | deceived, fooled, taken in |
| UTTER | to articulate, mention |
| LONGING | strong desire, craving for sth |
| GET EVEN WITH SB | settle the score , get square |
| MISPLACED | missing, lost |
| ON MY ACCOUNT | because of me |
| PATHETIC | pitiful, sorry, in bad shape |
| SURGEON | a medical pracctitioner qualified to practice surgery |
| WACKO | eccentric, madman, lunatic |
| APPARENTLY | evidently, clearly, seemingly |
| RETRIEVE | to get back, recover |
| RELEVANT | important, related to |
| SHORT - TERM | very soon |
| MAKE IT UP TO SB | to do sth good for sb you have upset, in order to become friends with them again |
| INJURY | harm or damage |
| SAVAGELY | brutally, viciously |
| SUBTLE | delicate and refined |
| VANITY | excessive pride in or admiration of one's own appearance or achievements |
| SPARE NO EXPENSE | to not consider the cost of sth |
| CORPSE DISPOSAL | removal of dead body |
| OUTCOME | a final product or end result |
| UNSATISFACTORY | inadequate, disappointing |
| GENUINE | aithentic, real |
| APRON | a protective or decorative garment worn over the front of one's clothes and tied at the back |
| THOROUGHLY | completly, carefully |
| ANASTHETETIC | a substance that makes sb insensitive to pain |
| BE NOWHERE NEAR | not anything like, far from |
| ENDURE | to bear without resistance or with patience ; tolerate |
| FIGURE OUT | to make up one's mind, find a solution |
| BLACKMAIL | to extort money or favours from sb by making a threat |
| IF NEED BE | provided it is necessary |
| HAND OVER | to deliver, return, give back |
| TECH - SAW | knowing a lot about modern technologies esp. computers |