to stay calm; to keep cool
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
extermination; annihilation
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
long ago; already; a long time ago
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
war; battle; match; game; competition
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to give directions; to issue instructions
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
concentrated fire; intense criticism
in accordance with; according to
cannon; carom (billiards); cannon
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to attempt; to test; to try out
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
behind; in the rear; in back