second lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign
even if; even though; wow
briskly; quickly; promptly
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
The Confederate States of America
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
resentment; indignation; anger
doing whatever one pleases
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
contrivance; bit of fiddling; little ingenuity; bit more (e.g. food)
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
adviser; advisor; counsellor; counselor
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
monolith; large slab of rock
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)