connection; link; relationship
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
one by one; in detail; minutely
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
underworld; underside of society
that country; (arch.) nirvana
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
in low spirits; dejected; sad
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to lose heart; to become discouraged; to be crestfallen; to be utterly disheartened
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to be forward; to be impertinent
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
re-education; retraining; in-service training
information bureau; intelligence department
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
traveling expenses; travelling expenses
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
being without a name; being nameless; namelessness
to ask for too much; to expect too much
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
secret information; intelligence
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
troops; group members; team members
to refer to; to use as reference
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination