veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
eat shit!; fuck off!; fuck you!
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
hermit crab; renting a house; tenant
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
full throttle; full power
principle; theory; fundamental truth
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
tension; mental strain; nervousness