behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
plural; multiple; several
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
on the sea; surface of the sea
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
discrimination; discernment; identification
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
John Bull; prototypical Englishman
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
presumption; assumption; estimation
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
head start; initiative; preemption
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
one machine; one aircraft; one life
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful