but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
military personnel; soldier
rather; sooner; preferably
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to have an eye on; to zero in on
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
finally; in the end; on top of all that
secret information; intelligence
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
military forces; hosts; troops
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
military authorities; army circles
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
I have nothing to do with it
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully