investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts); finding out the facts; bringing (a matter) to light; inquiring into
spy; secret agent; spying
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
independent action; acting alone
on the net; on the Internet; on the web
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
backend; back end; back end (of the nuclear fuel cycle)
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
standby screen (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to do over; to remake; to resume
waiting for the (traffic) lights to change; waiting for a green signal
lost child department; place to bring lost children to
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
it's worth it; worth every penny; deserving; worthwhile
to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
entry permission (to a country); landing permission; shore leave
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
conditional; qualified; with conditions attached
emoji; pictorial symbol; pictograph; ASCII art