state secrets; secrets of the state
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
number of persons; personnel
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
that day; the very same day
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
reconfirmation; double check
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
to make a vow; to take an oath
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
though; notwithstanding; although
golden child; promising young talent; (lit.) gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
knowing; (an) acquaintance
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
indicate reason; infers some protest
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
at least; at most; (even) just
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef; to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash