civilian in military employ
due form; official; formality
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
leaving; quitting; retiring
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
soon; shortly; before long; having no time to ...; with no time to ...
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
good family; respectable family; decent family
sons and daughters; children; girl
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
manners; behavior; behaviour
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
multifunction; multipurpose
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
protector (e.g. chest); guard
synthetic fiber; synthetic fibre
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
every person; each one; everybody