commander; commanding officer; CO
lightly; easily; carelessly
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
end of war; cessation of hostilities
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
amount of material resources
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
transformer (deep learning architecture); transformer
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
boy's school uniform (usu. a black jacket with a stand-up collar and loose trousers)
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
so; therefore; and; (and) then