getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
some people; a few people; several people
to backfire; to have a harmful result
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
third day of the month; three days
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
road construction; roadworks; road repairs
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
person in charge; official; attendant
to be flexible; to be accommodating
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
(walking) stick; cane; wand
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
complete stranger; total stranger
trouble; quarrel; dispute
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
good feeling; feeling good
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
fourth day of the month; four days