vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
production; output; turning out; extraction (e.g. of minerals)
war of aggression; war of conquest
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
in terms of; from the point of view of
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
parents and siblings; one's relatives
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
(person treated as a) plaything
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to incur someone's enmity
heaven and earth; top and bottom
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
running away; escaping on foot
flying column; detached force
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
exaggerated; overblown; overdone