breakwater; seawall; bulwark; mole; narrow stone structure for breaking incoming waves and loading goods on and off ships
examiner; investigator; inquisitor; agent
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
(social) class; rank; grade
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
finding fault (with); being picky
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to score points with (a person)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
young master; son of a high-ranking person
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
error; mistake; slip; bug
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to be found; to be discovered
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to stop walking; to pause
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to keep a watchful eye on
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent