explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
chief; main; principal; important
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
military officer; naval officer
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
speaking of ...; as for ...
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
wages; pay; rental payment
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
blow; shock; strike; batting
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
combined (concerted) efforts; solidarity; joining forces (with)
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
national crisis; national disaster
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
training; drill; practice; discipline
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
bombastic; pretentious; exaggerated
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
commander; commanding officer; CO
natural virtue; personal virtue
intelligence; intellect; brains
desperation; struggle to the death
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
sincere; honest; faithful
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to maintain; to continue to have