common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
to tear up and throw away
personification; impersonation; embodiment
replay speed; playback speed; refresh rate
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
deploring; lamentation; regret; complaint
big turnoff; major letdown; damper (on things)
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
without exaggeration; truthful; factual
how much; how many; however
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
seeing off and meeting on return
sad face; sorrowful face; anxious look; sad countenance
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
heartstrings; koto string