intelligence gathering; information gathering
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
urban areas; the streets; town; city
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
literature; books (reference); document
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
general review (e.g. of one's lessons); dress rehearsal
helper; assistant; help; assistance
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
the right person in the right place
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
right place; right position; right post