Converse of object

• investigate: In ' Sons ' an officer goes undercover to investigate the goings-on at a nightclub... .

• watch: Would anyone ever say, " Ma watched the goings-on " , in English?

• report: Over the years both staff and visitors have reported unusual goings-on, particularly in the chemist and attic areas.

• observe: Putting a nesting box in the garden will provide endless days of pleasure observing the goings-on in the box.

• bring: A unique combination of real history, horror and humor bring gruesome goings-on back to life in the 21st century.

• uncover: A BBC program uncovered dodgy goings-on in the world of debt collection.

Adjective modifier

• ghostly: Stories about ghostly goings-on at the Broad Street pub have been circulating for decades.

• spooky: For tickets visit the shop and hurry, tickets for these spooky goings-on sell out quickly!

• strange: Very strange goings-on here - perhaps there is a problem with one of the players or in the crowd?

• mysterious: Baker's personal life was soon thrust into the limelight, along with the mysterious goings-on at the Quorum Club.

• late: Want to catch up with the latest goings-on in Ramsey Street on the train to work?

• such: Unsurprisingly, there was disquiet in the ranks of the ILP at such goings-on.

Preposition: in

• city: Since then I've kept an interested eye on goings-on in the city and the state, with the hope of returning there soon.

• world: A BBC program uncovered dodgy goings-on in the world of debt collection.

• house: Spirits of the Age ( PDF Version ) - Ghostly goings-on in an old manor house somewhere in England.

• town: Check out the Londonist website - I'll be following this blog of goings-on in town very closely for the next few weeks.