precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
to be expensive; to be costly
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
something like ...; something called ...
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
generation; lifetime; age
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
national border; provincial border
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
possession; retention; maintenance
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to comb down; to smooth down
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
country; territory; domain; realm
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
stifled (laughter); simmering
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
fields (of rice and other crops)
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
(religious) faith; belief; creed
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going