to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
irritation; annoyance; frustration
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
only recently; just of late
separate case; another matter
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
point in common; common feature
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
having not the slightest idea
tip-off (to the authorities); information (on); anonymous report
meeting place; assembly hall
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to have a secret affair; to meet secretly (for two persons); to flirt with one another
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to be relieved of one's post
to lend an ear to; to listen to
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag