chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
healthy; sound; wholesome
relatively; comparatively
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
root; source; origin; cause
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to leave as is; to ignore
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
connection; link; relationship
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
to carry around; to carry on one's person
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
not necessarily so; is not always true
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)