which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
completion; perfection; accomplishment
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
factory; plant; mill; workshop
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
why; how; for what reason
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to find out; to discover; to locate
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
many; much; plenty; hardly
branch; branch office; subdivision
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
intelligence network; information network
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
interior; inside; internal
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
what kind of; what sort of; what
meaning; significance; sense
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
Talpidae (family of moles and their close relatives)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
nothing but; except; no more than
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant