scandal; impropriety; misconduct
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
section manager; section chief
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to talk; to chat; to chatter
former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
social; societal; societary
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
influence; clout; leverage
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
anything and everything; just about everything
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
existence; being; presence
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
why; how; for what reason
nothing but; except; no more than
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally