number of persons; personnel
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
power; authority; jurisdiction
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to be hot on a person's heels
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
commander; commanding officer; CO
to look down on; to make light of
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
as before; as ever; as it was originally
(in the same way) as before; as always
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
entering the barracks; enlistment
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting