engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to keep a watchful eye on
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
bribe; sweetener; douceur
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
accepting bribes; corruption; graft
very interesting; of great interest
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
surgery (academic discipline)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
president (of a society); chairman
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
mass communication; mass media
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about