infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
armed forces; military; troops
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
program (e.g. TV); programme
impassioned speech; fervent speech
commandant; commanding officer; general
the other day; some time ago; recently
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
recovery; rescue; recapture
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to spit out; to eject; to dump
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
secretary (government); director; chief
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to entertain; to make welcome
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
in low spirits; dejected; sad
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound