matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to become clear; to be made public
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
smuggling; contraband trade
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
hostile party; enemy side
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
flight; desertion; escape
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
relation; connection; relevance
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)