thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to begin talking; to open up
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
rotten smell; putrid odor
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
garbage dump; scrap heap; rubbish dump; dump; dumpsite
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
to throw away; to abandon
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name
disgusting; sickening; revolting; nauseating
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
personal (employee); employed; retained
real intention; true motive; true meaning
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
unicorn; narwhal; qilin (Chinese unicorn)
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
executive; government; administration; governance; the authorities
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
disturbance; riot; mayhem
to manage something successfully; to be successful