to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
pitch dark; total darkness
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
peephole; spyhole; inspection hole; observation window
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
listening device; bug; wiretap
interception (email); wiretap; bug
reputation; respectability
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
to say no more; to sink into silence
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to wring the neck; to strangle
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
instead; but (on the other hand)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
business world; business circles; (the) industry
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe