poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
long-serving soldier; veteran
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
killing time; staving off boredom
refutation; rebuttal; retort
patient; unhurried; leisurely
majestic figure; imposing figure; impressive appearance; magnificent appearance
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
military service; combat experience
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
reminiscent smile; laughing at a memory; smiling to oneself as one recalls something pleasant or amusing
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to become vigorous; to gain force; to prosper; to thrive; to be in heat; to be in rut
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
chorus (esp. in Greek drama); choir
to copy (down); to transcribe
priority level; degree of relative priority
to pant; to gasp; to be short of breath; to be excited
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
desk for a speaker; lectern; rostrum; platform
direct control; direct supervision
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)
active; positive; progressive; anode
defense; defence; defensive preparations
fundamental principle; basic principle; general principle
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly