force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to put up (a notice); to post
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
party; set; gang; company; person
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
top university; leading university; first-rate university
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to be harvested; to be reaped; to be yielded; to be able to harvest; to be able to reap; to be able to yield
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
go that far; to that extent
to follow another's example
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
sentence structure; grammatical construction
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to work hard at one's lessons
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to head home; to leave for home
shortish; rather short; somewhat short