extermination; expulsion; destruction
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
another or separate order
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to pass on an order; to pass the word
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
defense; defence; protection
commandant; commanding officer; general
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
Commander-in-Chief; C-in-C
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
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...
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
than; from; out of; except; but; more
incoming telephone call; telegram received
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat