retiring from military service
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
exaggeration; making a mountain out of a molehill
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
materials; data; document
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
tradition; legend; folklore
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
minority group (party); minority
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
third day of the month; three days
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
relatively; comparatively
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment