near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
perfect; complete; flawless
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
cache; place to hide something
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
impossible; unlikely; improbable
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
electrically powered; electric
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
arms and ammunition; weapons and ammunition
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
authenticity; credibility
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
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
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed