small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
financial world; business circles
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
drama; play; powerful drug
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
outside the country; abroad
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
diplomatic; diplomatically
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
to become clear; to be made public
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
final; eventual; ultimate
(period of) a year; during an era
to take over; to hand over
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
heart and soul; all one's heart; all one's energy
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on