moving tale;  impressive tale
 to frown (on);  to be grim-faced;  to look sullen
 hey!;  wait a minute!;  whoa!;  boohoo;  waaaa
 companion;  fellow;  group;  company;  member of the same category (family, class)
 absurd;  unreasonable;  excessive;  very;  extremely;  excessively
 basics;  fundamentals;  basis;  foundation
 one class;  one set;  a pair;  a suite;  a series
 unit;  denomination;  credit (in school);  in units of (e.g. "in thousands");  in amounts of
 squad leader;  divisional officer
 order;  command;  decree;  (software) instruction;  statement
 information;  news;  intelligence;  information;  data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
 to lay in stock;  to replenish stock;  to procure;  to learn;  to find out;  to take in
 another (person);  the other person;  one more (person)
 hum;  hmm;  hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed);  uh-huh;  mm;  hmm
 rather;  better;  instead;  if anything
 to call out to;  to hail;  to address;  to appeal
 to be ...-ing;  to have been ...-ing
 embarrassing;  embarrassed;  ashamed;  disgraceful;  shameful
 so much;  so often;  oh, yes!;  that's it;  that's right;  quite
 main question;  real issue at hand
 to quarry;  to cut (timber);  to begin to talk;  to break the ice;  to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.);  to select and extract (from a media file)
 to recall;  to remember;  to recollect
 seeming ...;  appearing ...;  -ish;  like a ...;  typical of ...
 yes;  yeah;  hum;  hmmm;  oof
 first of all;  to begin with;  probably;  most likely;  more or less (satisfactory);  on the whole
 tablet;  pill;  tablet;  tablet computer;  tablet;  (inscribed) slab
 terminal;  computer terminal;  information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.);  end (e.g. of a roll of film)
 to take in one's hand;  to pick up;  to obtain
 operation;  management;  handling;  manipulating (to one's benefit);  manipulation;  influencing
 operating together;  working together;  being linked (to);  being tied (to);  being connected (with);  interlocking
 stereoscopy;  three-dimensional vision
 to project;  to show;  to portray;  to depict;  to describe
 to compromise;  to meet halfway;  to step up to;  to walk up to;  to approach
 at present;  currently;  so far;  for now;  for the time being
 indication;  sign;  hint;  tone (of the market)
 friendly army;  friendly troops;  allied army