mobilization; mobilisation
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
storehouse; warehouse; godown
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
ten; 10; ten years of age
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
estimate (of costs); budget
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
government office; public office
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
each and all; every single one; everybody
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
normalization (of a social problem, of a situation, etc.)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
until now; so far; up to the present
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension