long military service; having experienced many battles
soldier; combatant; warrior
personality; style; appearance
guard; sentinel; garrison
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
tradition; legend; folklore
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
young person; youth; young
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
attractiveness; charm; amiability
battlefield; battleground
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to suppress one's emotions
event; phenomenon; matter
dealing with; coping with
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
at a loss for words; stumped for words
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody