commander; commanding officer; CO
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
each (every) time; whenever
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
programme; program; plans; arrangements
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
preparatory phase; preparatory period
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...