encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
surely (not); certainly (not)
a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably
armoured vehicle; armored vehicle
denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
quote-unquote; so-called; bracketed
dose (medicine, radiation)
stationing (troops); occupancy
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
military service; conscription
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
homecoming; return to one's home
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
planned; scheduled; systematic
reading (a text) aloud without trying to understand it; reading a second draft without checking it against the original
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
on the street; around town; the world; the public
rumor; rumour; gossip; hearsay
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
complementary; supplementary
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
U.S. forces; American military
armed might; military power; the sword; force
until now; so far; up to the present
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
western hemisphere; the Occident
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
majority group (party, faction)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand