Watergate scandal (1972-1975)
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
early-onset Alzheimer's disease
court decision declaring a missing person legally dead
unapproved; lack of approval
face to face; between two persons
big splash; big response; major repercussions
corn flakes; cold cereal; breakfast cereal
data collecting party; news crew
probe into the truth (of the matter); dig into the real facts of the case; get at the root of a matter
deputy secretary (government); deputy director
one's condolences; feelings of sympathy
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
confinement to one's home; being made to stay at home
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
decisive moment; critical moment; crucial moment
informer; informant; betrayer; snitch
council (deliberative, consultative); commission of inquiry (enquiry)
change again and again; seesaw back and forth; being in a state of flux; backtracking repeatedly
(crime of) abandonment of a corpse; abandoning a dead body
cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
in flagrante delicto arrest; arrest of somebody in the act of committing a crime