professional killer; hit man
authenticity; credibility
act of mercy; helping another person
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
firm; strong; solid; stable
distant look; faraway look
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
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 endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
origin; source; exit; point of departure; time to take action
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
postwar period; period after Second World War
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
perfect; complete; flawless
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
the way one works; one's working manner
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
major war; great war; world war
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
hereabouts; around there; that area
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
this and that; various things
to subsist; to keep on living