intelligence gathering; information gathering
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
to appear all together; to be all present
systematic; organized; organizational
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
cash bonus; reward; bounty
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
to make a speech; to address
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
to pluck; to pick; to tear
policeman's rope; arresting (a criminal)
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
emotional strength; force of will
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
supreme; sublime; highest