one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
skeleton (of a vertebrate, ship, building, etc.); transparency (revealing the inner workings of a device); translucency; skeleton (sport); skeleton (code)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
preservation; retainment; keeping
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to go ahead; to pull ahead
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
guidance; leadership; leading the way
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
clanging; empty; deserted
hook (fishing, golf, boxing, etc.)
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
all that one has; all that there is; the whole