to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
commander; commanding officer; CO
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
armor and helmet (armour)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
trusting too much; overestimating ability
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
coincident with; while; simultaneously
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
commander; general; leader
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
whichever one chooses; either way
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting