advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
body; physique; build; stature
mobile troops; mechanized unit; mechanised unit; naval task force
to lean (something) against; to set against; to prop up against
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
in accordance with the situation
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
otherwise; or else; if not
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
appearance; air; condition; state; form
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
no exception; without exception; always the same
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
garden pond; miniature lake; fountain
originating; causing; beginning
to wash clean; to cleanse
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
meditation; contemplation
watchful waiting; careful supervision
irreligion; lack of religion; unbelief
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)