bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
witnessing; observing; sighting
walls have ears; (lit.) walls have ears, sliding doors have eyes
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP
degree of recognition; level of familiarity; visibility (product)
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
guess; speculation; supposition
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
to spit out; to eject; to dump
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
seeing one off; farewell; escort
exercise to help digestion
world; society; people; the public
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time