captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
application; request; petition
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
genuine article; real thing; real deal
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
the hiragana character "ku"; chevron-shaped; dogleg-shaped
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
preservation; retainment; keeping
upper half of the body; upper body
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
stomach ache; abdominal pain
cookie; biscuit; cookie; browser cookie
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
to shed light; to cast light
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
contract; compact; agreement