call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to volunteer
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
lately; recently; nowadays
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
place; room; margin; scope
pale; pallid; bluish-white
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
health; healthy; sound; fit
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
neglect of one's health; unhealthy living; intemperance
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
great commander; famous commander
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start