information bureau; intelligence department
to sniff out; to get wind of
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
private person; individual
to succeed in doing; to see through; to manage to do; to finish doing
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
three times; thrice; third (interval)
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
being prepared for a theoretical (ideological) argument; being armed with theoretical backing
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
for one's true nature to come out