moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
job; work; duties; trade; skill
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
how much; how many; to what extent
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
how; in what way; how about; questionable
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
to collect; to assemble; to gather
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
general mobilization; full mobilization
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
upper half of the body; upper body
manners; behavior; behaviour
share; portion; quota; cut
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits