to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
postwar period; period after Second World War
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
weight training; muscle training
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
willpower; energy; vitality
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
school; school building; schoolhouse
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
economical; efficient; lean; compact
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to look down on; to make light of
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
team competition; team game
preservation; retainment; keeping