suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
alone; by oneself; on one's own
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
Dominic; Dominick; Dominik
scale; scope; plan; structure
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
the same rank; equality; apposition
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
(exercising) the right to command
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
to take command; to give direction
now that; since; so long as; because
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
ingrained habit; second nature
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty