companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
dunce; blockhead; inattentive person; (lit.) (a) lantern at noon
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
thousands; several thousand
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
state of the war; war situation
at first; in the beginning; originally
to exclude (somebody); to ignore; to keep in the dark; to leave out of the loop
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
longing for; burning desire
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
person who has rendered distinguished service
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
(in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one)
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
flying column; detached force
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to check; to stop; to keep back
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
same kind (race); homogeneousness
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright