to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
transactions; dealings; business
sufferings; ordeals; agony; Passion (of Christ); crucifixion
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
messenger; envoy; emissary
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
fragment; one of the group or party
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
receiving; acceptance; reception
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
without sparing time for sleep
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
prevention is better than cure; an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; look before you leap; forewarned is forearmed; a stitch in time saves nine; (lit.) a walking stick before stumbling
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
sinner; evildoer; wrongdoer
work; labor; labour; toil
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
interference; intervention; meddling
to employ; to hire; to charter
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance