to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
secret information; intelligence
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
sphere of action; scope of activity; range of work
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
fear; dread; fright; willies
silent (esp. of the passing of the night); piercing (cold)
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
unpaid; without pay; gratuitous; voluntary
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
heedless of danger; braving dangers
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should