silhouette of a warship; sight of a warship
to take command; to give direction
occurrence; happening; incident; event
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
noninvolvement; nonintervention; neutrality
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
contradiction; inconsistency
they; those guys; those fellows
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
worst; worst-case (scenario)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to crumble away; to collapse
precarious situation; precarious state
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to discuss; to talk together
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
killing time; staving off boredom
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
storehouse; warehouse; godown