discovery; detection; finding
contributor (of written material)
anonymity; using an assumed name
secret; private; surreptitious
surroundings; environs; circumference
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
surrounding at a distance
taking a picture secretly; taking a sneak shot; making a secret video recording; filming without someone's knowledge
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
covered with; stained; smeared
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code
to increase; to add to; to augment
unfair practices; wrongdoing; malpractice; cheating; foul play
indictment; prosecution; complaint
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
whistleblower protection act
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to have all the fun; to get the better part of the deal; to get the easy life
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
same; similar; (just) like; equal
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to rule; to govern; to administer
appearance; air; mien; getup
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
outward appearance; apparent
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all