hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
training; drill; practice; discipline
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
surely; certainly; without doubt
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(not so) much; (not) very
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to bend; to warp; to curve
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
planned; scheduled; systematic
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch