sepsis; septicemia; blood poisoning
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
hey there; I say; see here
calming down; settling down; quieting down; sedation
heading; headline; index; headword
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
feeling rough (of the throat); irritated; acrid; pungent
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
on bargain sale; rising in popularity; up-and-coming; budding
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
hard-line policy; tough measure
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to find out; to discover; to locate
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
back street; back alley; slums
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
number of persons; personnel
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner