thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
curiosity; inquisitiveness
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
whole story; full picture; full particulars
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
at that time; in those days
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
world; society; people; the public
recognition; acquaintance
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
because of; owing to; due to
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to compete with; to vie for
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
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
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price