combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
to gain experience; to get accustomed (with something)
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
living room (Western style); sitting room
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
the same generation; coeval
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
to complain; to lodge a complaint
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to palm off; to force a sale
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job