to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
lion's den; very dangerous place or situation; (lit.) tiger's den
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
(arch.) bedpan; (arch.) chamber pot; (arch.) potty; baby tiger; (fig.) hard-earned reward
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
service business (hotels, restaurants, etc.); service industry; hospitality industry
mobilization; mobilisation
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
principal occupation; core business
having an ancient and honorable origin; of good lineage; of noble birth
tout; swindler; con-man; pimp
(not saying anything) no matter what
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
from A to Z; in every particular; all without exception; in everything; through and through; (lit.) from one to ten
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
business partner; business associate; fellow trader
because of; owing to; due to
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
mass killing; mass murder; bloodbath
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)