selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
end; tip; extremities; terminal
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
after that; afterwards; thereafter
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
intelligence gathering; information gathering
several years; a few years
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
(necessary) personnel; required person
to have legs; to be able to get around; to be a good runner
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
ash; embers; complete destruction
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
troops; group members; team members
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger