source of information; intelligence source; message source
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
participant; entrant; player; competitor
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
quality over quantity; quality before quantity
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
leadership; initiative; spearhead
(political) power; authority; influence
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
although I say; although one might say; although called
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
matter; thing; affair; circumstance