gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
Defense Intelligence Agency; DIA
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
intimidation; threat; bluster
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
relating to the USA; toward America; with America
regarding highly; attaching importance to
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
military authorities; army circles
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
(not) a single person; (no) one
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to