behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to attack; to assault; to assail
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
though; notwithstanding; although
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to be worried; to be grieved; to pine for
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
probability; likelihood; chances
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation