commander; commanding officer; CO
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
steady; sound; reliable; solid
shooter; vaccinator; inoculator; drummer (taiko, etc.)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
small number; few; minority
commander; general; leader
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
malicious (at heart); spiteful; wicked
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
(social) class; rank; grade
to perceive; to understand
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
another; different; separate; discrete
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
violently disagreeing; strongly opposing; setting one's heart against
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
already; now; no longer; not any more
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
way out; means to escape; escape route
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)