system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
patrol (with ships or aircraft); patrolling
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
taking the opportunity to do something; doing something incidentally; doing something while (you) are at it; doing something on the way; while I'm at it
military movements; military actions; military operations; military campaigns
in history; ever; historical
to defy conventional wisdom
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
shooting down (an aircraft)
score (in a game); full score
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
to smirk; to grin broadly
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to do someone in; to bump someone off
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
fishing; collecting shells; fisherman; fisher
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
drug; medicine; (illegal) drug; narcotics
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
illegal; illicit; unlawful
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
garbage man; garbage collector
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar