Watergate scandal (1972-1975)
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
early-onset Alzheimer's disease
face to face; between two persons
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
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
statement; account (of something); declaration; allegation
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
person given as a reference; witness; potential suspect; person of interest; witness
house search (e.g. by the police)
stab wound; puncture wound; bite (e.g. from a insect); sting; prick
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
Federal Bureau of Investigation; FBI