to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
degenerate; decadent; corrupt
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
drug trafficking; dealing in illegal drugs
to employ; to hire; to charter
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
to be needed; to be wanted
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
tendency; trend; inclination
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
to go underground; to go into hiding
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
six (long cylindrical things)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
general term; generic name
of course; certainly; naturally
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet