gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
these guys; these fellows
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
point-scoring; scoring Brownie points
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
power; authority; jurisdiction
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
in the course of one's duties
about when; about what time; how soon
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
grasp; catch; understanding
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
transport corps; army service corps
exclusive; attached to; specialist
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to send or direct a person to
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
negotiations; discussions; connection
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
thereafter; after doing that; followed by
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
succeeding; following; trailing; next