if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
nervousness; oversensitivity
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
correction; rectification; mending; repair
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
stairs; stairway; staircase
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
manipulation of information; spin
done; just done; just finished
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
general; popular; common; typical
supporting role (actor); minor role
time axis; time basis; timeline
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress