something; something or other; something something
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
Federal Bureau of Investigation; FBI
federation; federal state; United States of America
control; management; supervision
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to be entwined; to be involved
(US) green card; permanent resident card
difference; disparity; gap
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
superiority; predominance
flute player; flutist; flautist; piper
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
indiscriminate terror; indiscriminate terrorism
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
declaration; statement; proclamation
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
justification; rationalization
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
water's edge; waterside; shore; before coming ashore; before entering the country; (at the) border
dubious document; anonymous document containing defamatory statements
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
pack; packet; to pack; to package; (cosmetic) face pack; face mask
being Instagrammable; looking good on Instagram
hot topic; talk of the town
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
common use; communal use; sharing
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone