receiving; acceptance; reception; admission
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
simple; simplified; easy; plain
armed forces; military; troops
to get out of bed; to show a leg
thousands; several thousand
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to face (a situation); to encounter; to be confronted with
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
temporary; transitory; short-lived
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
in accordance with; subordinate to
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
military authorities; army circles
shunning; ostracism; exclusion; flick (of one's finger; to express disgust, scorn, disapproval, etc.)
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal