"The captain is working on that problem as we speak."
Neither the captain, the first mate, nor the second mate ever worked again.
He waited anxiously while the captain stared at the deck and worked his jaw.
The captain worked the controls again, and then said, "Harriman to bridge."
Next to him, the captain climbed back into his own chair and worked his controls.
The captain worked the wheel with an eye on the compass.
Two four-striped captains would be working the reactor, along with three senior chiefs.
When the captain is working on the dead tissue, it shouldn't hurt, but she's going to have to go into the healthy flesh as well.
The captain had worked hard to establish relations with the Gorn.
The captain and the landlord then worked with a will.