to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
to hammer out the details; to work out details
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
clanging; empty; deserted
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
pointing out; identification
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
small hill; low hill; hillock
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss