unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
information bureau; intelligence department
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
precondition; prerequisite
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
one-sided; partial; unfair
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
whispering; murmuring; subdued
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
encryption; encipherment; password protection
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to say no more; to sink into silence
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
serious look (on one's face); straight face
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
kindergarten pupil; kindergartener
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total