common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
mass-market newspaper; tabloid newspaper
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
captain (Army, U.S. Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
false report; incorrect report; misinformation; false alarm
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
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)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
suited figure; person in a suit
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
Marine Corps; Royal Marines
lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)
(social) class; rank; grade
height (of body); stature
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to reap completely; to trim up (the hair); to dress up
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
triumphant return; returning in triumph
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to run around; to bustle about
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
economical; efficient; lean; compact
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)