dignity; credit; (arch.) deed of sale (for a land, forest or house); (arch.) sale value; (arch.) selling price
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
offensive (movement); aggression
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
image; figure; figure; form; image
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
both armies; both teams; both sides
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
ammunition; arrows and bullets; missile; projectile
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
(necessary) personnel; required person
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
officer below the rank of major; company officer
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
rank (e.g. of soldiers); horizontal line
this is why; this means; it is the case that
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
one's first campaign; one's first battle
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why