intelligence agency; secret service
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
negotiations; discussions; connection
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
(some) more; even more; longer; further
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
even if; even though; however; no matter how
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)