to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
handing over (of a right, property, etc.); transfer; assignment
manipulation of information; spin
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to be consistent; to be coherent
executives; top management; governing body
complication; confusion; disorder; chaos; dispute; conflict
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
praise; admiration; exalting; extolling
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
to serve; to work for; to attend
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
(not) a single person; (no) one
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
to stop walking; to pause
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
from now; from this moment; henceforth
operating room; operating theatre
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet