taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
intelligence or information network
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; shirt (as part of a school uniform); shirt with non-detachable cuffs and collar
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
near; close by; within reach; familiar
number plate; licence plate; license plate
something; some kind of; for some reason
lock-opening; lock-picking
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
showcase; display case; vitrine
millions; several million; a few million
something like ...; something called ...
doll; dhole (Cuon alpinus); Indian wild dog
cheap article; poor quality article
priority; order of precedence
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
library (usu. single-room); small library
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to differ; to vary; to disagree
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
grasp; catch; understanding