nothing but; except; no more than
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); suddenly (appearing, coming out, etc.); distractedly; absentmindedly
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
such; like that; that sort of
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
hand salute; military salute
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); the elite; person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
cargo; freight; money or assets
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
tricolour flag; tricolor flag
books returned unsold; books returned to the library
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
great war; great battle; world war
survival; survivor; relic
brave warrior; hero; brave man
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention