high efficiency; high performance
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
intelligence gathering; information gathering
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
private citizen; civilian
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to threaten; to make threats
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
how; in what way; by what means
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
business office; place of business
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
I see; that's right; indeed
adds force or indicates command
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)