equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
sender; source (of a transmission, e.g. email)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
about; concerning; related to; -ish
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
intelligence gathering; information gathering
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
secrecy; highly classified information
script; screenplay; scenario
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
had better ...; had better not ...
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house