birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
question; inquiry; enquiry
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
little by little; bit by bit
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
secret; private; surreptitious
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
while; even though; despite
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
squad leader; divisional officer
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
practice kit; practice board; practice partner; training partner