wearing a sword; sword one is wearing
last days; the end; one's fate
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
dated; date; fixed; external
with no effort at all; easily
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
offering a full report to a superior
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
(referring to a person) receiver; receiving side; viewer; listener
to be the ruin of (a person)
wild (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
with these words; while saying
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)
lower region; lower part; region below
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
rank (of troops); line; formation; array; procession
to be sacked; to be dismissed
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
neighbors; neighbours; neighborhood; neighbourhood
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
to hold a small dinner party
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy