getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
even assuming that ...; even granted that ...
explosive increase (in number of pests); (severe) outbreak or upsurge of pests
extensive; vast range; wide scope
person affected by a disease; sufferer
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
extreme north; North Pole
general; popular; common; typical
dense wood; thick wood; large (Zen) temple
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
for example; for instance; e.g.
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
classification; color coding; colour coding; color keying; colour keying; differentiation using different colors (colours)
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
east, west, south and north
sphere; circle; range; category
citizens of one's own country; fellow countrymen; compatriots
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
soil fertility; soil quality; productivity of the soil
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
until now; so far; up to the present
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely