to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
discreet; modest; cautious
secret information; intelligence
war; battle; match; game; competition
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
large number (of); many; majority
troops; group members; team members
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
slow; tedious; sluggish; irritating
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
intelligence operative; spy
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
dealing with; coping with
to concern; to be related
that is to say; so that means
intelligence or information network
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
nearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia
conversely; on the contrary
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
of no interest; not interested
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
don't worry; no worries; never mind
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent