walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
source of information; intelligence source; message source
source of revenue; financial supporter
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
well known; well connected
to call a person's attention (to)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
how many people; a number of people
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story
guess; speculation; supposition
change in appearance; transformation
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
rumor; rumour; gossip; hearsay
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at