intelligence gathering; information gathering
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
being postponed; being shelved; being put on hold; putting in storage; thing put in storage
volume sales; volume retail
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
only; merely; but; no more than
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases
(social) position; status
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
sales; selling; marketing
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
to jump upon (a moving object)
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
slowly and quietly; smoothly
to half-rise to one's feet
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
true character; true heart; true spirit