commander-in-chief; supreme commander
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to talk (a person) down; to confute
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
all-out attack; general offensive
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
to pass on an order; to pass the word
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
some things are better left unsaid; silence is golden
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to let out a cry; to break forth
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
largest ever; biggest; record
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
various places; several sources
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to have a bitter experience
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity