armed forces; military; troops
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
hope of success; prospects of success
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to attempt; to test; to try out
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
negotiations; discussions; connection
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to be the ruin of (a person)
imperial soldier; soldier in an imperial army
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
intimidation; threat; bluster
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
hostility; animosity; enmity
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)