many; much; plenty; hardly
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
Marine Corps; Royal Marines
dishonorable discharge; dishonourable discharge
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to be talented; to be able
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
whispering; murmuring; subdued
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
hard to reach place; remote place
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
tedious; boring; being fed up with
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
it's no joke; gimme a break!
don't worry about it; forget about it
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
mass of rock; rock lump; block
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
from the beginning; from scratch
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
war; battle; match; game; competition
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
to need; to demand; to take; to require
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
general mobilization; general mobilisation