military personnel; soldier
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
backward-looking philosophy (ideology); conservatism
ago; since; before; previous
only; merely; but; no more than
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
government service; the bureaucracy
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
hard struggle; strenuous effort
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
that is to say; so that means
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
even though; despite; when
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
self-centered; self-centred; selfish
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
blackmail; extortion; persistent demand
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
there is a tendency; there is a possibility
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit