small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
senior executive staff; upper management
disintegration; self-destruction
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
real estate agent; realtor
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
article; thing; object; property; real estate
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
informer; informant; betrayer; snitch
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
one person; another name; nickname; alias
head; chief; boss; leader
postwar period; period after Second World War
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
wavy form; ripply shape; waveform
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
to scrape off; to rub off
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity