personal; individual; private
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to have an idea; to have a clue
United States Marine Corps; US Marines
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
Courtenay; Courtnay; Courtney
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to run down (stairs, etc.)
(appropriate for) one's age
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
with a click; with a snap
one-by-one; separately; in detail
(a person's) appearance; looks
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
olive (colour); olive brown
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
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)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
correction; revision; amendment
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting
French; French food; French cuisine
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
English (language); English
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
retiring from military service
lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)