staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
coincidentally; by chance; unexpectedly; rarely; unusually; seldom
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
one eye; eye (for pictures, etc.)
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
since the dawn of history
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
all you want; as much as one wants
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
to die; to lay down life's burden
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
event; phenomenon; matter
imputation; shifting (blame, responsibility, etc.); passing the buck; second marriage; remarriage
desire for revenge; vengeful thought
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
nothing to be afraid of; trivial; not amounting to much; can't do anything
right side; right-hand side
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
to become empty; to be emptied
to grumble about something (trivial)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan