common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
change in appearance; transformation
few decades; many decades; several decades
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
ability; capability; skill
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
taste; liking; preference
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; sympathizer; sympathiser
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
sympathy; empathy; response
living thing; living creature; animal; life
nature; property; disposition
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
opening a business; opening a practice
from the beginning; from scratch
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
fuse; pilot light; cause (of a war, argument, revolt, etc.); origin; trigger
just one person; only one
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt