research; study; investigation
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
competent; suitable; qualified
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
real experience; actual observations
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
unanticipated; unexpected
complacency about peace; naive belief in continued peace; ignorance of global conflict
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
including (all of); -wide (e.g. company-wide); with (everyone); (concerning) the entirety of; all of
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
by sheer strength; by brute force
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
disdain; contempt; scorn; abhorrence
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
point in question (at issue)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
murder; homicide; manslaughter
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
deep-seated grudge; hatred
negative emotions; negative feelings
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
order; discipline; regularity; system; method