10
bug(noun, verb, study, consider, examine)
9
tap(noun, verb, study, consider, examine)
8
intercept
4
eavesdrop(verb, bug, spy, listen, monitor)
4
listen in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, study, consider)
4
listening device(noun, expression, bug, hidden microphone)
4
surveillance(noun, scrutiny, investigation, following, shadowing)
3
be all ears(verb, expression, idiom, study, consider)
3
following(noun, adjective, bug, scrutiny, investigation)
3
observation(noun, scrutiny, investigation, shadowing)
3
pry(verb, study, consider, examine, review)
3
stakeout(noun, bug, scrutiny, investigation, monitor)
3
tailing(verb, scrutiny, investigation, shadowing)
3
wiretapping
2
beleaguer
2
bend an ear(verb, expression, idiom, bug, snoop)
2
bugging(noun, bug, scrutiny, investigation, monitor)
2
exploit
2
inquire(verb, study, consider, examine, review)
2
investigate(verb, check)
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