competent; suitable; qualified
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
hostile party; enemy side
military authorities; army circles
return of something; repayment
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
armor and helmet (armour)
workshop; studio; atelier
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
extermination; annihilation
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
final scene; the end; finale
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
both armies; both teams; both sides
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
great hurry; great haste; rush
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits