to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
due form; official; formality
military personnel; soldier
regulars; regular soldiers
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
effect; result; worth; use; avail
tranquilizer; tranquiliser
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
war; battle; match; game; competition
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to check; to stop; to keep back
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to become better; to improve
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit