secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
black-market dealings; underhand transactions; shady trading; secret dealings; secret arrangement
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
complete lie; outright lie
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
secret accounts; unauthorized accounting; under-the-counter accounting
illegal donation; secret contribution
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
safety; welfare; well-being
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
number; number plate; license plate
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
place; situation; position; location
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
flight; desertion; escape
emergency deployment (police, etc.); emergency posting
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
famous school or university
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
murder; killing; murderer
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
certainly; surely; definitely
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder