the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
direct control; direct supervision
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
difference; variation; difference
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
registration; accession; register; entry; record
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
stationing (troops); occupancy
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
number of (large) animals
power; authority; jurisdiction
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
even if not; even without
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch