human being; human; person; character (of a person)
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
failure; mistake; blunder
all aircraft; all machines; workings of all things; all activity
return to base (of soldiers, military aircraft, warships, etc.)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
unfortunately; regrettably
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
soon; shortly; before long
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
how many years; how long; what year
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
swan (Cygnus spp.); white bird
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
already; now; no longer; not any more
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to put into effect; to put into practice
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
time; season; period; phase; stage
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander