light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
how long; how far; how much
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange; to switch
first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade
such; this sort of; like this
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
higher rank; better position
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
blunder; slip; error; error
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
non-commissioned officer; petty officer
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
(social) class; rank; grade
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
commodore; brigadier general
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
silence (not speaking); muteness
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)