to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to place firmly; to hit very hard
simply; merely; only; solely
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
convention; tired tradition; old custom
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
newcomer; initiate; rookie
aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
war or military record; score; military achievements; results
so what!; who gives a damn?
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
that's the way it is; such is life
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
control; check; restraint; inhibition
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid