command; control; commander
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
headquarters; head office; main office
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
by means of; due to; because of; according to
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
last night; yesterday evening
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
as you see; as you can see
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...