to give directions; to issue instructions
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
commander; commanding officer; CO
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
someone; a certain person
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
somehow; for some reason or other
why; how; for what reason
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to compare unfavorably (unfavourably, poorly) with; to be not so good as
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
everybody; every last one of them; all