evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to take a veneer off something
egoistic; selfish; self-willed
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
recollection; reminiscence
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
armed group; armed insurgents
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
logistics; supply; communications
outside order; outsourcing; custom (manufacture)
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
discriminatory; discriminative
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
anarchy; state of anarchy
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
interest; rights; concession
to claim victims; to leave casualties
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
looking or acting as if one owned the place
in good shape; strongly built; in good health; having a strong constitution
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
supply route; supply road; communications (military)
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability