to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
yoke; constraints; oppression
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
contest; comparison; competition
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to get between; to be caught in
guidance; leadership; leading the way
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
water-resistant; waterproof
direct connection; direct link
to go along; to walk along; to follow
welcome!; nice to see you!
carrying voice; well-projected voice
second lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)
asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
extermination; annihilation
real thing; original; actual
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute