affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)
countermeasure; counter-measure
base (military, expedition, etc.)
voyage; passage; travelling
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
lot (production); batch; lotto
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
private citizen; civilian
frequency (of occurrence)
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to abide (by the rules); to keep to the regulations
capable of anything; liable to do
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
person of letters; literary person
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
return fire; shooting back
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to call each other; to call out to one another
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
simply put; putting it simply
finding oneself; self-discovery; journey of self-discovery; search for self
sense of orientation; sense of direction
bearing; heading; point of the compass
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
time required; time taken; necessary time
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge