troops; group members; team members
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
the place for; the time for; the level of
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
public and private; official and personal; government and people
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
average; leveling; levelling
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
physical work; manual labour (labor)
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
section; cross section; profile
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
starching (e.g. clothes); pasting; gluing (e.g. paper, a letter)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
how long; how much; to what extent
to temper thoroughly; to train well
very strong person; brave warrior; veteran
physical strength; muscle strength
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover