nothing but; except; no more than
working adult; full-fledged member of society
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
commander; commanding officer; CO
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
existence; being; presence
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
sorry; excuse me; thank you
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
flat-tasting; bland; lacking in flavor; dull; flat; unimaginative
analepticum; restorative medicine
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
defense; defence; protection
consumption; expenditure; spending
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
mixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation
to overcharge; to rip off
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt