gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
report; notification; registration
several people; a few people
secret; private; surreptitious
transfer; transport; transportation
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
stairs; stairway; staircase
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
one day; (on) a certain day
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
several people; a few people
remains; corpse; (dead) body
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
testimony; (verbal) evidence
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
witnessing; observing; sighting
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance