(personal) background check
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
good young man; agreeable youth
hegemony; leadership; initiative
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
sudden price jump; steep price rise
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
price movement; price fluctuation
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
in one's hands; in one's control
brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to remember; to keep in mind
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
modesty; humility; being humble
to work out (a mine); to exhaust (vein of ore)
alien (from another planet)
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
(stabbing) through; (plunging) into
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
laboratory animal; experimental animal