one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
ten; 10; ten years of age
service in the first reserve
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
several years; a few years
yearned for; longed for; missed
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
consists of; comprises; is made up of
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
few decades; many decades; several decades
nature of one's business; business instinct
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
degenerate; pervert; deviant
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
determination; resolution
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to lose one's resolve; to have one's resolution waver
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle