limited; limiting; restrictive
prohibition; inhibition; ban
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to employ; to hire; to charter
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
duty; function; office; mission; task
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
estimate (of costs); budget
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable