staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
every place; various places
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
dropout; quitter; deserter
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to be reminded of; to call to mind
period of time; time slot; time zone
one's own army; one's own team
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
different opinion; objection
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
counter for choices, options, etc.
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to look away; to avert one's eyes
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
beyond that point; after that
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
story; tale; talk; discussion