Everyone is safe (all right)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
persistence; single-mindedness
to ask; to enquire; to query
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
looking pale; looking unwell
fast-talking; rapid talking
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
cripple; disabled person; invalid
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
conviction; belief; confidence
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to become settled; to be fixed
addict; junkie; substance abuser
one person; another name; nickname; alias
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
just a handful; only a small number (of)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to be manageable; to be able to handle
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off