number of persons; personnel
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
rearrangement; reallocation; realignment; relocation
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
some people; a few people; several people
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
originally; by nature; from the start
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
foreign matter; impurities
base (military, expedition, etc.)
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to rock; to shake; to swing
rooftop structure, e.g. tower, elevator machine room, etc.
door; gate; opening; title page
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state