lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
you (plural); all of you; you all
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
second (unit of time); arc second
long ago; a long time ago; already
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
pointing out; identification
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
interior; inside; internal
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
one by one; one after another; successively
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of