gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
while; even though; despite
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
form; shape; figure; visage
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
probe each other; sound each other out
once; one time; on one occasion; temporarily; for a moment
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
disorder; chaos; confusion
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
is something that; is that which
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
commander; commanding officer; CO
anything and everything; just about everything
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
right to choose; a say; option
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
shuttlecock; shuttle service (e.g. bus); shuttle (weaving); space shuttle
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)