roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
important person; strategic person; key figure
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to ask a question; to ask questions
guess; speculation; supposition
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to happen to hear; to overhear
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
English-speaking world; English-speaking countries; Anglosphere
proper use; using (different things) for different purposes
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
to say; to tell; to state; to do
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
section manager; section chief
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
association; society; organization; organisation
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to have an idea; to have a clue
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property