to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
levying; requisitioning; compulsory enlistment; recruitment; conscription
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
to do something distinguished; to perform great deeds; to distinguish oneself (e.g. in war)
to gain fame; to make one's name
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
almost every day; almost daily
personal; inter-personal; anti-personnel (e.g. weapon, mine); anti-human; personal liability (e.g. insurance)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force