to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
state secrets; secrets of the state
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
circulation; dissemination
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to differ; to vary; to disagree
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
military operation; military tactics; military strategy
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
crude tactics; smattering of knowledge
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to