wherein; therein; thereinto
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
anti-mainstream faction; fringe group; dissident group
how many people; a number of people
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
just one person; only one
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
at the last moment; this late in the game
to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to speak; to hear a voice
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
several people; a few people
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to go along; to walk along; to follow