being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
head; lead; vanguard; first
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
supply; supplying; replenishment
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product