speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to go out and away; to leave
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to order; to command; to appoint
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
wounded person; injured person
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
messenger; envoy; emissary
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
more than an hour; over an hour
to take flight; to disappear
one thing; one article; ulterior motive; secret intention; penis; money
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
diagnosis; medical examination
razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect
double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife); double-edged blade
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to bear (a child); to be born; to produce; to yield; to be produced