Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to turn towards; to point
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
suddenly; all of a sudden
friendly army; friendly troops; allied army
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
absorption; suction; attraction
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision
United Mexican States (Mexico)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to play a leading role; to play a central part