conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
about; concerning; related to; -ish
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
final; eventual; ultimate
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
bargaining chip; bargaining tool
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
that is to say; so that means
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
concession; conciliation; compromise
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
individual; private person; personal; natural person
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
secret information; intelligence
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
counterintelligence; counterespionage
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs