to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
blood relationship; blood relative
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
something small; something petty; trifle
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
characteristic; feature; special quality
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
god of death; death deity; Death
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
half-roasted; half-baked; rare
to bawl; to cry; to scream
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
diffuse reflection; diffused reflection; irregular reflection
polarized light; polarised light; polarization; polarisation
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section