secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
each nation; many nations; many countries
under development; in development
munitions; military stores
enterprise; business; company; corporation
present (brought by a visitor); gift
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to bury; to embed; to implant
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
metre; meter; meter; gauge
safe; vault; storage cabinet
practice field; training ground; driving range; practice hall; rehearsal space
(some) more; even more; longer; further
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to stay calm; to keep cool
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
Prime Minister's official residence