invisibly; secretly; privately
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
beginning; clue; starting point
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
place where one works; construction site; working area
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to become excited; to grow lively
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
elite bureaucrat; high government official; high-ranking bureaucrat; senior government official
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
results; record; grades; marks
person of high rank or position
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
unsuccessful candidate; rejected person
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
influential person; man of importance
recommendation; referral; endorsement
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
administrative organization
examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)