secret information; intelligence
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
strange disease; rare disease
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
when it comes to; concerning
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
failure; mistake; blunder
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
message; informative matter
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
information transfer; information transmission
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
our country; our land; one's own country
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to say no more; to sink into silence
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
being in too deep to back out; having gone too far to retreat
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
accursed; damned; blasted