to sniff out; to get wind of
confidentially; privately; off the record
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
heedless of danger; braving dangers
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
rejection; dismissal; turning down; abandoning; renunciation
resentment; indignation; anger
worship (esp. Christian); adoration; divine service; worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
a disgrace (to a whole group of people)
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
considerably; greatly; a lot
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
by all means; by all costs
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
how can (one) do something
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to search (esp. a home in a police search)
influential person; man of importance
absence; disregard; indifference
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
(dying of) natural causes
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
to commit a robbery; to burgle
shall ...; to assume; to suppose