top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
still; as yet; as it has been
rising; ascending; climbing
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
folding; bending; wrapping; packing; folding (in poker)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
war; fighting; fierce competition
armed forces; military; troops
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
look!; there!; here!; that is
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
battlefield; battleground
to fling; to toss; to throw; to abandon; to leave behind
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
aerial show; air show; airshow
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
rendezvous (with a romantic partner); date; rendezvous (of two spacecraft)