thorough; exhaustive; complete
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
influence; power; (arch.) flapping of wings
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
ordinary person; unenlightened person
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
contemplation; meditation
to provide (a person) with a bodyguard
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to find out; to discover; to locate
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to give; to do (something) for
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
pension (esp. public servant's); (arch.) a lord giving a land holding to a vassal
generation; lifetime; age
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)