opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
armed forces; military; troops
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
name; given name; first name
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
how many years; how long; what year
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
professional gambler; gangster; gang member; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what