deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
guidance; leadership; leading the way
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
this world; this life; world of the living
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
admiration; wonder; astonishment
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
gossip; corner of the mouth
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
snake; serpent; large snake
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
thickly; stickily; viscously
to copy (down); to transcribe
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
not yet known; unknown; strange