to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
watchful waiting; careful supervision
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
plan; scheme; intention; project; design
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
dealing with; coping with
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
direct connection; direct link
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
control of the sea; command of the sea
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
strategist; tactician; schemer
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
private (soldier); (common) soldier; ranks; rank and file
to die out; to become extinct
destruction; collapse; crumbling
group; bunch; crowd; group
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
light blue; pale blue; aqua
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag