to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
great hurry; great haste; rush
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
person of doubtful origin
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
personal; individual; private
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
health; healthy; sound; fit
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
right; correct; proper; righteous; just