to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
dozens; scores of; decades
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to be too late; to be too slow
first report (esp. of an incident, disaster, or news story); initial report
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
war situation; progress of a battle
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
disadvantageous; long (odds)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to entrust; to leave to a person
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
crazy deed; unbelievable deed; the height of madness; act of sheer madness
to look around; to look towards (us)
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open