intelligence gathering; information gathering
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to be surprised; to be astonished
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
just a minute; small quantity
regret; repentance; remorse
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
every evening; night after night
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
second (unit of time); arc second
one's post; place of work; workplace
to live; to make a living; to get on with
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
origin; source; exit; point of departure; time to take action
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once