to wind (thread, film, etc.)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
making no progress; getting nowhere; remaining unsettled
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
permission; approval; authorization; license
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
surveillance drone; unmanned reconnaissance plane
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
preparing for action or battle
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
putting into operation; invocation
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
sweet made from glutinous rice and grated yam
spine; vertebral column; spinal column; vertebra
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
encounter; engagement; battle
lacking a plan; haphazard
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
the same rank; equality; apposition
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
muddy water; red-light district
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...