intelligence gathering; information gathering
worst; worst-case (scenario)
decision; settlement; definition
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
several sheets (flat objects)
written request; request for ...; application for ...
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
middle part; medium depth (water); medium layer; medium-size; mid-level; medium-rise (building)
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
witnessing; observing; sighting
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
considerably; greatly; a lot