direct control; direct supervision
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to rain incessantly; to downpour
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
station; office; guardroom
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
blue tarpaulin; blue plastic waterproof sheeting
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
to provide; to arrange; to install
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt