getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
to backfire; to have a harmful result
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
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
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
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
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
complete stranger; total stranger
trouble; quarrel; dispute
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
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
fourth day of the month; four days
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to say no more; to sink into silence
interests and preferences
new ground (science, art, etc.); new front; new scope; frontier
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to push (something) against
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
binoculars; field glasses
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
(wearing) low over one's eyes