root; source; origin; cause
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
private (soldier); (common) soldier; ranks; rank and file
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
serious; severe; grave; acute
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
(social) class; rank; grade
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
countermeasures headquarters; task force; countermeasures office; emergency headquarters
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
commander; commanding officer; CO
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
high rating; good reputation
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
interruption; suspension; break
(linguistic) competence; language capability
officer below the rank of major; company officer
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care