barrier; checkpoint; checking station
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
black-market channels; illegal channels
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
donation; contribution; offering
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
connection; link; relationship
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
offender; criminal; culprit
had better ...; had better not ...