back off!; leave me alone!
thereupon; shortly thereafter
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
special program; special programme
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
one day; (on) a certain day
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
going through; going via; going by way of
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
large number (of); many; majority
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
heading; headline; index; headword
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
assertion; declaration; affirmation
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
weekly pictorial magazine
protruding tooth; overbite
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides