to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to carry out one's mission
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
to travel on frequently (e.g. a road or path)
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
(political) power; authority; influence
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
use; utilization; utilisation; application
meeting; happening across
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
hand used like a sword in striking
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
in person; personally; directly
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
objection; dissent; protest
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip