intelligence gathering; information gathering
selfishness; selfish motive
on the way back; returning
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
engagement; business; affair; use; need
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
oppression; suppression; pressure
ideological offense; crime of espousing dangerous ideas; political crime; ideological offender; thought crime
former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
direct descent; direct line
at a young age; while still young
abolition; elimination; extinction; discontinuation
harmonious melody; harmony; unity; euphony
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
confirmation number; reservation number; reference number
registry; entry; book-keeping; signature
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
contest; comparison; competition
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air