military personnel; soldier
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
one's nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
wife and children; (arch.) wife
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
temporarily; short period; once; one morning
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
that; the matter in question
one day; (on) a certain day
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
biting (cold); severe; intense; piercing
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to shake; to waver; to tremble
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
loud shout; excited cheering
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
belligerence; fighting spirit
resentment; indignation; anger
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
weak point; vulnerable point; Achilles' heel
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
ripeness; mellowness; maturity; perfection
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)