bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
rather; better; instead; if anything
armed forces; military; troops
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
gossip; corner of the mouth
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
self-consciousness; self-awareness
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to take a breath; to take a short rest
this and that; one thing or another
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
feeling; sense; impression
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
living thing; organism; creature; biology
environment; circumstance
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed