amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
central part; heart (of a city)
to play a central role; to take a leading part
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
(social) class; rank; grade
special promotion (in rank or grade)
attendance; participation; presence
to squash; to crush; to flatten
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to start shouting; to break out
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
nearing the enemy; coming into contact with the enemy
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated