what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
way; method; means; (technical) specification
rational; reasonable; logical
meanwhile; in the meantime
leader; guide; mentor; coach
commandant; commanding officer; general
commander; commanding officer; CO
business discussion; negotiation
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
greater than ...; bigger ...
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
six of one, half a dozen of the other; scant difference
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
payment (of taxes, fees, etc.); supply (of goods); delivery
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
to be able to reduce the price; to be able to be reduced
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
(total) number (of people or things); count; quota
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
showing no sign of; not giving the slightest indication of; saying nothing at all about; not breathing a word of
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
combat engineer; military engineer; combat engineering; military engineering
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to kill; to beat to death
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher