dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
fast-talking; rapid talking
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
maintenance; preservation; improvement
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
commodore; brigadier general
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
base (military, expedition, etc.)
alteration; falsification; faking
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
re-examination; review; reconsideration; reappraisal
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
question; inquiry; enquiry
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend