to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to some extent; to a certain extent
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
as (for); for; in the capacity of
sudden change; complete change
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
supply; supplying; replenishment
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
prostration; placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
only; merely; but; no more than
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
nonessential and nonurgent; unnecessary
application; request; petition
retrenchment; curtailment
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
estimate (of costs); budget
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away