intelligence gathering; information gathering
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
understood; I see; OK; present; here
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
fat (of meat); fatty meat
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
had better ...; had better not ...
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer