the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
duty; function; office; mission; task
on the occasion of; at the time of
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
that is to say; so that means
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
beginning; outset; first; onset
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to increase; to add to; to augment
commander; commanding officer; CO
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to attack; to assault; to assail
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)