intelligence gathering; information gathering
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
story; tale; talk; discussion
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
number of times; frequency; count
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
having said that; on the other hand
amorous adventure; love affair
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
reliance; trust; faith; confidence