odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to be damaged; to receive damage
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
interior; inside; internal
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
(how) many times; (how) often
internal controls, usu. relating to business governance
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
January; first month of the lunar calendar
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
adultery; misconduct; intrigue; criminal connection
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
full of wiles and tricks; match between persons equal in shrewdness mobilizing all the tricks each can muster; shrewdly avoiding the opponent's strong points and attacking its weaknesses
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
twice; again; second time
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
beginning; outset; first; onset
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
several people; a few people
arm; skill; efforts; ability
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to have an idea; to have a clue
having in mind; happening to know of; idea