military service; conscription
regulars; regular soldiers
cash bonus; reward; bounty
being rich; having plenty of money; wallowing in money
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
important post; important office; key position
tentative decision; unofficial offer (esp. job offer); informal offer
tangible and intangible; material and spiritual
established practice; custom
annulation; ring shape; loop shape
loud shout; excited cheering
person who has rendered distinguished service
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
liquor tax; tax on alcohol
abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal; annulment
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
sake brewery; wine cellar; bar; bar-room
to become empty; to be emptied
festival merrymaking; revelry
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
separate; scattered; apart
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to be worried; to be troubled
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
(national) capital (city); metropolis
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
looking depressed; long face
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound