stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
one's person; around one's person
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
academic study; academic research
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
document (of proof); certificate; paper; bond; deed
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
transfer; assignment; conveyance
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
by all means; by all costs
arrest; custody; seduction; abduction
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to be mistaken for; to be confused with
without permission; without notice
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
clearing one's throat; cough
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified