working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
appointment (to an office); investiture; commission
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
to cower in fear; to be scared; to be nervous
brilliant; bright; glorious
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
spirit; heart; disposition
sound of a gun; roar of cannon
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
long-serving soldier; veteran
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
life; living; I; me; student
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
number two; mistress; concubine
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to live; to make a living; to get on with
grim; stern; stark; heartless
to smash; to break into pieces
academic advisor (e.g. at a university research lab)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
evil spirit; demon; devil
collective responsibility; joint liability
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)