tone (of voice); manner of talking
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
military authorities; army circles
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
bottom-up approach to management; on-the-spot decision-making; hands-on approach (policy, etc.)
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
about this time; about now
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
without; but if; otherwise; or else
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to throw at; to turn; to raise
they; those guys; those fellows
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
mid-air breakage; mid-air disintegration
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to gain fame; to make one's name
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
driving contest; longest drive contest
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to leave as is; to ignore
to show up; to appear; to turn up
exceedingly; extremely; decisively