capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to manage something successfully; to be successful
priority; order of precedence
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
(social) position; status
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
scandal; deplorable event
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
indictment; prosecution; complaint
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
to rant and rave; to raise hell
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
even more; still more; further
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger