intelligence gathering; information gathering
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
matter of time; question of time
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to take; to catch; to capture
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
course; route; path; process; means
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
at that time; in those days
follow-up (tracing) survey
in its entirety; whole; wholly
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
transport; freight; shipping
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
as before; as ever; as it was originally
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
practice; practising; training; study
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
good feeling; feeling good
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
one way or the other; either way
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
change; transition; return present
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model