army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
how much; how many; to what extent
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
authenticity; credibility
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
red-colored jersey (esp. school PE uniform)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos; covert filming
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
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)
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment