proving ground; test site
materials; data; document
speech and conduct; words and deeds
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
hidden (talents, etc.); self-concealment; self-effacement
commitment; pledge; promise
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
opinion; intention; thought
motherland; fatherland; native country
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
communist regime; communist government
military secret; classified military material; military aircraft
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
extermination; expulsion; destruction
young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent; newly produced; up-and-comer