to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
180 degrees; complete change
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
succeeding; following; trailing; next
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
no objection; nothing to criticize (criticise)
grey moustache; white beard
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
signature; signing; sealing
drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering; expropriation
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
rule of an occupying power
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
salty sea breeze; salt wind
smelling of the sea; smelling of the seashore
to look as if one is important; to swagger around
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
fortifying; fortification