union; joining; conjugation
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
living by oneself; living alone
the moment of meeting (of two people, vehicles, etc.); the moment of running into each other; the moment of crossing paths
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure
possession; occupation; occupancy
encampment; position; side; end; goal area
to cleave; to saw through; to hack apart
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
full tank (esp. of gasoline); full capacity (of a battery, receptacle, etc.)
column; file; (vertical) line
rank (e.g. of soldiers); horizontal line
to lie down; to throw oneself down
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
to become hoarse; to become husky
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
life or death; existence; destiny
princess; daughter of a nobleman