to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
unapproved; lack of approval
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
matter of time; question of time
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
that is to say; so that means
failure; mistake; blunder
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
completion; perfection; accomplishment
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
act of terror; act of terrorism
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking