unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
direct control; direct supervision
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
programme; program; plans; arrangements
middle of the night; dead of night
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
corridor; hallway; passageway
to tower over the surroundings
tall figure; high stature
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
session; jam session; jam
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
in person; personally; directly
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
refutation; rebuttal; retort
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
hey; listen; look here; I say
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to make out; to neck; to canoodle; to fondle each other; to flirt (with)
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
to manage something successfully; to be successful
(providing) covering fire; supporting (someone in a debate, dispute, etc.); backing (someone) up
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
isolated and helpless; alone and unassisted
removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.); withdrawal (of troops); pulling out; evacuation
number of persons; personnel