chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
centre of attention; center of attention
impossible; unlikely; improbable
authenticity; credibility
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to take on a role; to take part
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
as; because; with; due to
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to claim victims; to leave casualties
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
leader; authority; mainstay
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
massing (of troops); gathering
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
to bring; to take; to bring about
information bureau; intelligence department
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
materials; data; document