it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
function; facility; faculty; feature
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
waste of time; killing time
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
twice; again; second time
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
badness; evilness; bad; evil
reform; reformation; reorganization
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
intention; idea; inclination; wish
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
cut; reduction; curtailment
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
Haines; Hanes; Haynes; Heynes
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
in the face of; in defiance of