coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
I thought so; I suspected as much; just as I thought; now you're talking; that's the spirit
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male
sender; source (of a transmission, e.g. email)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
about; concerning; related to; -ish
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
intelligence gathering; information gathering
fabrication; made-up story; sham; hoax; put-up job; frame-up
tracing; trail left in the snow (by mountaineers); following (a trail of footprints); trace (of a matrix)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
secrecy; highly classified information
script; screenplay; scenario
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
had better ...; had better not ...
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
none of your business; not your concern
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy