only the results matter; it's all about the results
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
members; member; constituent
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
(organ) rejection; unthinking dismissal; strong reaction (against)
production; output; turning out
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
to drink up; to drain (cup)
questioning (e.g. by police)
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to jar; to grate; to make others uncomfortable
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
to take off one's clothes; to undress
compulsory investigation; compulsory search
to keep away; to keep at a distance