key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
reason; cause; circumstances
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
fatal accident; deadly accident
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
lek (communal ground used by birds in mating season); lekking
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party