five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
to face; to go towards; to head towards
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
ditch; drain; gutter; trench
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
function; facility; faculty; feature
piece; fragment; one (object)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
head; brains; intellect; understanding
Afghan; Afghanistan; afghan (blanket, shawl)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
World War III; Third World War
direct descent; direct line
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
military personnel; soldier
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to pick up; to find; to gather