to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
even though; despite; when
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
although I say; although one might say; although called
audience (with a person of high standing)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
follower; attendant; valet; servant
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
document; official papers
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
military officer; naval officer
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
later on; eventually; afterwards
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...