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• ferret — a narrow tape or ribbon, as of silk or cotton, used for binding, trimming, etc.
• set eyes on — the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
• stake out — a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, support for a plant, etc.
• run down — melted or liquefied: run butter.
• cast about — to make a mental or visual search
• look over — the act of looking: a look of inquiry.
• shake down — an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
• catch sight of — to make out by means of the eyes; discern; see
• fish out — any of various cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with scales.
• get a load of — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
• recon — reconnaissance.
• take note — pay careful attention
• hold back — to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
• hole up — an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
• mark time — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
• sit tight — to rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs; be seated.
• cool it — If you tell someone to cool it, you want them to stop being angry and aggressive and to behave more calmly.
• hold on — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
• hold the phone — not hang up
• lie in wait — to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
• lie low — situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf.
• put on hold — suspend
• sweat it — to perspire, especially freely or profusely.
• bide one's time — to wait patiently for an opportunity
• connive — If one person connives with another to do something, they secretly try to achieve something which will benefit both of them.
• conspire — If two or more people or groups conspire to do something illegal or harmful, they make a secret agreement to do it.
• contrive — If you contrive an event or situation, you succeed in making it happen, often by tricking someone.
• hint — an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue: Give me a hint as to his identity.
• hunt — to chase or search for (game or other wild animals) for the purpose of catching or killing.
• invite — to request the presence or participation of in a kindly, courteous, or complimentary way, especially to request to come or go to some place, gathering, entertainment, etc., or to do something: to invite friends to dinner.
• maneuver — a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
• plan — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
• plot — a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose: a plot to overthrow the government.
• scheme — a plan, design, or program of action to be followed; project.
• seek — to go in search or quest of: to seek the truth.
• solicit — to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.: He solicited aid from the minister.
• strive — to exert oneself vigorously; try hard: He strove to make himself understood.
• bargain for — If you have not bargained for or bargained on something that happens, you did not expect it to happen and so feel surprised or worried by it.
• jump the gun — a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
• foretaste — a slight and partial experience, knowledge, or taste of something to come in the future; anticipation.
• look forward to — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
• plan on — intend to
• prevision — foresight, foreknowledge, or prescience.
• hang around — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
• hang in — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
• hang out — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
• cool one's heels — to wait or be kept waiting
• contemplate — If you contemplate an action, you think about whether to do it or not.