detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
serious crime; grave sin; mortal sin; deadly sin
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
looking upon (someone) as an enemy; regarding as an enemy; being hostile toward
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
serious error; gross mistake
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
imprisonment; incarceration
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
bad influence; negative influence
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
estimate (of costs); budget
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
requisition; commandeering; conscription
residence; living (at, in); abode
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring