to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
official announcement; proclamation
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
intelligence gathering; information gathering
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
closely-guarded secret; top secret
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
diplomatic; diplomatically
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
state secrets; secrets of the state
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts
consultation; discussion; conference; collusion; bid-rigging
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task
do-or-die game; crucial contest
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to throw open; to leave open
to name; to call; to christen; to term
strategy meeting; council of war
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
to emphasize; to attach importance to
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
to call in; to invite; to bring in
double-edged; double-edged blade