monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
low (level, value, price, etc.)
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to offer for sale; to put on the market
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
many; numerous; various; large number of
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
exclusive; attached to; specialist
many people; a large number of people
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
dropout; quitter; deserter
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
genius; prodigy; natural gift