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  • showing skill at influencing somebody or forcing somebody to do what you want, often in an unfair way
    manipulative
  • the process of changing colour
    discoloration
  • an argument between two people, groups or countries; discussion about a subject on which people disagree
    dispute
  • digging up
    unearth
  • next to
    adjacent
  • a device or procedure that measures and records several physiological indicators such as blood pressure, pulse, respiration, and skin conductivity while a person is asked and answers a series of questions
    polygraph
  • to tell a story
    narrate
  • to make somebody believe something that is not true
    deceive
  • synonyms of huge
    sizeable
  • to look steadily at somebody/something for a long time, either because you are very interested or surprised, or because you are thinking of something else
    gaze
  • a hollow space under the floor of an ancient Roman building, into which hot air was sent for heating a room or bath.
    hypocaust
  • a space surrounded on all sides by walls and a roof for heating metal or glass to very high temperatures
    furnace
  • words written in the front of a book or cut in stone or metal
    inscription
  • a picture or pattern made by placing together small pieces of glass, stone, etc. of different colours
    mosaic
  • a small bag, usually made of leather, and often carried in a pocket or attached to a belt
    pouch