efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
all (there is); as long as there is
pride; boast; credit (to)
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
consequence; result; conclusion; apodosis
consenting to; agreeing to; understanding; being convinced of; being satisfied
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
side effect; adverse reaction
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
at first; initially; in the beginning
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
why; how; for what reason
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to provide (a person) with a bodyguard
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
story; tale; talk; discussion
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.); one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; Belgium