transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection; transfer (of data); transmission
anxiety (about the future)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
evading blame by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
concealment (esp. of wrongdoings or criminals); sheltering; harboring
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
temporary; transitory; short-lived
granted that; even if; even though
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
source of funds; source of money
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
certain evidence; definite evidence
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
strict order; peremptory command
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
personal feelings; self-interest
shelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
attending physician; doctor-in-charge; attending doctor; one's doctor
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
psychiatry; psychiatric department
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
recuperation; medical treatment
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
in the future; another day; later
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting