fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
generation; the world; the age
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to think of; to come up with
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
shamelessly; brazenly; coolly; fast flowing (of water)
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
military secret; classified military material; military aircraft
in succession; one by one
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
going through; going via; going by way of
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
interval; break; pause; spare moment
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to ask a question; to ask questions