getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
work; business; company; study
association; society; organization; organisation
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
house search (e.g. by the police)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with