conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
motel; drive-in love hotel
to be found; to be discovered
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
almost every day; almost daily
mustering-out order; callup
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
patriotic feelings; patriotism
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
striking; remarkable; considerable
one by one; one after another; successively
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
personal; individual; private
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
praise; admiration; exalting; extolling
the same rank; the same digit
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
dated; date; fixed; external
that is to say; so that means