intelligence gathering; information gathering
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
good (place to leave off); convenient
other than; excluding; without
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
two times; twice; two degrees
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to lose heart; to lose motivation
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
on the occasion of; at the time of
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
somehow or other; one way or another; by some means or other
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion
absence; disregard; indifference
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
this and that; one thing and another
accomplishment; execution
renewing oneself; changing one's way of thinking
summer vacation; summer holiday
family vacation; family trip
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
throughout; all through; right through
in its entirety; whole; wholly