slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
number one; first; best; most; game; round
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
please (give me); please (do for me)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
and (also); both ... and; as well as
welcome!; nice to see you!
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
material; substance; matter
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset