what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
first-class goods; A-grade product
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
insight; power of observation
to polish up; to shine up
unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
how; in what way; in what manner
just one person; only one
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
to become calm (of the wind, sea, etc.); to die down
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to move forward; to move on
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
froufrou; frou frou; frilly decoration; Furfur; Furtur; mythical great Earl of Hell
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed