carbine (short gun used by cavalry)
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
to be surprised; to be astonished
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
consent or refusal; yes or no; decision to accept or decline; up or down (vote); assent or dissent; accept or reject
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
favoritism; favouritism; discrimination
to line up points in a speech
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
crisis; critical moment; critical time
smooth-bore gun; unrifled gun
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
calendar making; number of years; one's fate; the year
medicine; Pharmaceutical and Food Safety Bureau
philosophic principles; philosophy
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
personal feelings; self-interest