to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
complete; whole; perfect; safe
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
personal; individual; private
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
grasp; catch; understanding
strength; power; proficiency; ability
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
intelligence or information network
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
speech; expression; wording; language
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
liquor-soaked; continuous drinking; daily drinking; binge drinking
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to become settled; to be fixed
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop