resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case
order; directive; instructions; command
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
right to know; right to access information
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to hurt; to smart; to sting
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
since when; from when; how long
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to shake one's head (in denial)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort