commander; commanding officer; CO
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
comparatively; relatively
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
within; inside of; less than
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
observation; survey; watching
duty; function; office; mission; task
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
conventional forces; conventional military forces
information bureau; intelligence department
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
approximate age; age range
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
yellow race; Mongoloid race
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing