success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
section manager; section chief
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
celebration; auspicious occasion
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
rare; uncommon; not often seen
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
urgent; requiring quick (response)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture