may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
same generation; one's generation
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
dogfight (aircraft); dog fight
ability; performance; efficiency
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
manned; occupied; piloted
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
surely; certainly; without doubt
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
link; directory entry; rink
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
these guys; these fellows
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to