to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
nock of an arrow; forked tool used for hanging scrolls
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
to blame; to find fault with
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
calculated; premeditated; considered
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
command; lead; generalship; leadership
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
study; pursuit of knowledge
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to be able to receive; to be able to take; to be able to eat; to be able to drink; to be acceptable; to be satisfactory
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
periodic; regular; routine
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance