to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
training range; training grounds; training area
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
results; record; grades; marks
all present; all concerned; all of us
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
hiding one's embarrassment
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
abundant harvest; bumper crop
participant; entrant; player; competitor
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
experience is the best teacher; custom makes all things easy; you learn best by doing; practice makes perfect; (lit.) it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
to become an expert; to be a master (of)
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
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)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter