reading comprehension; ability to read and understand
senility; dotage; decrepitude
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
disadvantageous; long (odds)
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
determination; conviction
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
leader; authority; mainstay
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
fat; tallow; lard; grease
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
to claim victims; to cause casualties
to need; to demand; to take; to require
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
call; summons; convening; convocation
second (unit of time); arc second
loud laughter; hearty laugh
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
bureau director; office chief
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
consequence; outcome; result; blame