simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue
and (also); both ... and; as well as
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
natural disaster; cataclysm
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
guess; speculation; supposition
engineer; technical officer
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
head; chief; boss; leader
underground activity; underground activities; underground movement
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to establish; to formulate
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
service area; toll road rest stop; rest area
in search of; in order to look for
schedule; program; programme; agenda
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
guaranteed; authentic; certified
police substation; residential police box
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to play a leading role; to play a central part