previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
whichever one chooses; either way
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
long-serving soldier; veteran
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to send or direct a person to
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
having said that; on the other hand
detour; circumvention; turning movement
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to glare at each other; to confront each other
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to speak; to say; to vocalize
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
commander; commanding officer; CO
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
(exercising) the right to command
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
moron; idiot; stupid person
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn