rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
disposal (usu. of unwanted government assets); sale
sign of a ship (e.g. through fog, silhouette, etc.); outline of a ship
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to make a sale of government property
main battery; main armament
maintenance; preservation; improvement
attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
landing on an aircraft carrier; deck-landing; reaching a warship; arrival of a warship (at a port)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
underside; undersurface; inferior surface
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
single seater (e.g. boat, aeroplane, airplane)
two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
murder; killing; murderer
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
audience (with a person of high standing)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
(not so) much; (not) very
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
enemy movements; enemy's position
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow