(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
according to plan; as planned
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
pointing out; identification
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
rational; reasonable; logical
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to laugh scornfully; to sneer at
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
means; way; method; measure
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
to glare at each other; to confront each other