thank-you letter; letter of apology
trapdoor; trap door; flap door
liquefied gas; liquid gas
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
nobody can win against advancing age
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
the military and civilians
to dispatch a messenger; to despatch a messenger
inferior position; inferior situation; disadvantage; subordination
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
releasing without indictment
false personation; misrepresentation of one's social position
field gun; field artillery
to lock; to fasten a lock
border; boundary; area; region; psychological state; mental state
blackout (to prevent being seen by enemy aircraft during a nighttime air raid)
repeating firearm; a repeater
forestry; lumbering; timbering; work done in the mountains