to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
military personnel; soldier
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
to use one's own money; to pay for from one's own pocket
government service; the bureaucracy
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to accept; to receive; to agree
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
number one; first; best; most; game; round
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
it's been a long time; long time no see
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
virile; tough; masculine; intense
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
lieutenant general; vice-admiral