training; drill; practice; discipline
instant; moment; for an instant
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
society; the world; the times
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
death rate; mortality rate
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
is that so?; I see; right; oh