to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to indicate; to show; to point to
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
commandant; commanding officer; general
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
official announcement; proclamation
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to give a true account; to give a graphic account
practice; practising; experience
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
flight time; number of flight hours
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
for dear life; barely escaping alive
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
active; positive; progressive