to approach; to draw near
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
even if ...; even supposing that ...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to do someone in; to bump someone off
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
confusion; mixing; merger
long time; long interval; for quite some time
contradiction; inconsistency
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
you (plural); all of you; you all
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
when it becomes; when it comes to
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to watch over; to watch attentively
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered