civilian in military employ
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
overlooking; turning a blind eye
impossible; unlikely; improbable
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
diversion; putting something to another use
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
future (usually near); prospects
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
pennant; gold-brocade flag
all (there is); as long as there is
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
defense; defence; protection
estimate (of costs); budget
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
possession; retention; maintenance
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
close to the wall; alongside the wall