to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
civilian in military employ
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
chat over tea; gossip; small talk
fixed time; regular time; scheduled time; fixed period; scheduled period
working; in operation; running; active
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to enclose; to corral; to fence in; to pen in
along with; in line with; following; due to; as a result of; in accordance with
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
change; alteration; modification
decrease; reduction; decline
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
decently; gracefully; plausibly; politely; tactfully; discreetly
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
to cry one's eyes out; to make one's eyes swollen from crying
news of someone's death; obituary
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer