intelligence gathering; information gathering
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to say; to be pleased to say
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to have a talk; to tell a story
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
just a minute; small quantity
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
depending on; dependent upon; relying on
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
such; this sort of; like this
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to complain; to make a complaint
to rebuke; to scold harshly
desperately; for one's dear life
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
this, that and the other; this and that
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable