origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
to gain knowledge; to build up one's knowledge
one thin flat object; one sheet
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to look upwards; to look up
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
peril; danger; hazard; distress
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
spare time; free time; leisure time
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to smile broadly; to grin widely
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)