decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
fifth day of the month; five days
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
tool; implement; means; furniture
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
failure; mistake; blunder
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
reconciliation; make peace with
program (e.g. TV); programme
web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage