to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
expert(ise); skill; dexterity
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
distress; anguish; mental suffering
to be more than one can imagine (esp. of sadness, anguish, etc.); to be impossible to comprehend
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
fourth day of the month; four days
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
great admiration; deep respect
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
society; the world; the times
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
estimate (of costs); budget
private plan; one's own plan
deep inside; innermost place
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)