clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
scale; scope; plan; structure
group medical examination
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
interior; inside; internal
to concern; to be related
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
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significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
to pack; to box; to package
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal