to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (on TV, social media, etc.); face reveal
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification
having a complete knowledge (of); knowing everything (about); knowing thoroughly; being well acquainted (with)
hearsay; learning by hearsay
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
boy raised by wolves; boy who cried wolf
contact information (address, phone number, etc.)
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
authenticity; credibility
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
down payment; contract money
absconding; making off; taking off; slipping away; vanishing; disappearing
self-publishing; publishing at one's own expense
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
connection; link; relationship
otherwise; or else; if not
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
inexpert or untrained eyes
readership; target audience (of a magazine)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
violent explosion; bursting
poor piece of writing; my poor writing
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
looking upon (someone) as an enemy; regarding as an enemy; being hostile toward
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed