same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
preparation; arrangements
patrolling (esp. using ships or aircraft)
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
selection; choice; option
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
in the same manner as before; the same as always
one's course; one's path; one's road
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
participation; joining; entry; adherence
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
relatively; comparatively
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
favourite horse; favorite horse
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)