after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
idea (in Platonic thought)
research; study; investigation
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
armed might; military power; the sword; force
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to put into effect; to put into practice
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
black rain; heavily polluted, radioactive rain sometimes following an atmospheric nuclear explosion (esp. that of Hiroshima)
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
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)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement