to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
young girl; lass; adolescent female
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
bon voyage!; have a nice trip!
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
innumerable; countless; numberless
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
whiz (e.g. projectile through air); swoosh; whoosh; whistling sound
new school (of thought, etc.); new drama
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live in luxury; to be proud; to be haughty
these guys; these fellows
another kind; different kind; distinct species