to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
net weight; useful part; actual content; real; effective
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
deadly serious; deadly earnest
stating (one's views); expressing
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
for example; for instance; e.g.
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
cardinal (Catholic church)
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
source of information; intelligence source; message source
prison; detention house; detention center; jail
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
obviously known; open secret; clear for all to see; being found out
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
possible; likely; probable
so what!; who gives a damn?