massing (of troops); gathering
arrangements; preparations
to be prolonged; to drag on
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
levying; requisitioning; compulsory enlistment; recruitment; conscription
self-examination; reflection
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
business; trade; operations; sales
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
command; control; commander
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
criticism (by a teacher or coach, with commentary, especially at a poetry reading); review; critique
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
relatively; comparatively
out of one's line; out of one's field
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
(university) admission category for recommended candidates
alone; by oneself; on one's own
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
specialization; specialisation
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
means of transportation; means of transport
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles