close associate; close aide; brains-truster
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
cash bonus; reward; bounty
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
savings box; moneybox; piggy bank
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent