to check through; to thoroughly investigate
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
job; work; duties; trade; skill
depravity; corruption; degradation
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
bribe; sweetener; douceur
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
taking a cut (of someone else's money); taking a rake-off; pocketing a kickback; skimming (a percentage of the profits, proceeds, etc.)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
such; like that; in that way
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
repentance; confession; penitence
through a (computer, etc.) screen
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out