human being; human; person; character (of a person)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
failure; mistake; blunder
return to base (of soldiers, military aircraft or ships)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
how many years; how long; what year
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
already; now; no longer; not any more
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
ago; since; before; previous
to put into effect; to put into practice
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
time; season; period; phase; stage
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander