surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
worst-ever; history's worst
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
after school (at the end of the day)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
whispering into a person's ear
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
conference room; council room
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)