(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
military service; conscription
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
thought; consideration; thinking
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
how; in what way; how about; questionable
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to say no more; to sink into silence
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
now that you say that; now that you mention it
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to look around; to survey
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
had better ...; had better not ...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
although I say; although one might say; although called
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
support; backing; aid; assistance
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
military discipline; military regulations; military rules