one's support (power) base; the base of one's support in an electorate
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
cruiser (i.e. warship or cabin cruiser)
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to feel oneself indebted to
flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
black joke; black comedy; morbid humor
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
pleased to make your acquaintance
title of honour; title of honor
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
engagement; business; affair; use; need
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
to appear all together; to be all present
risky; dangerous; insecure
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
emergency landing; forced landing; crash landing
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
(in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one)
intelligence operative; spy
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
race (of people); type of person
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
and so; therefore; for that reason
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
festival merrymaking; revelry
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
authority; power; influence
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
it seems so; that's what it looks like
military-industrial complex