command; commander; commandant
lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
interception (email); wiretap; bug
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
so; therefore; and; (and) then
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
(exercising) the right to command
transfer (of authority, power, etc.); delegation; devolution
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
offensive strength; offensive power; striking power
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
appeal; call for something; request; axiom