war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
squad leader; group leader; team leader
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to complain; to make a complaint
each time it happens; at all such times
to apologize; to apologise
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
proposal; proposition; suggestion
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
program (e.g. TV); programme
party to a contract; subscriber; policy owner (insurance)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
profit motive; (with) the intention to profit; profit-making intention; for profit
contract; compact; agreement
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
had better ...; had better not ...