commander; commanding officer; CO
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
munitions; military stores
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
to work hard; to work diligently
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
killing two birds with one stone
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
three sides; small offering stand
shopping centre; shopping center; mall
British made; made in Britain
vehicle-mounted electricity generator (e.g. for filming, emergencies, etc.); power-generating railway car (e.g. for air-conditioning on a non-electric train)
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
confusion; distraction; derangement
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate