general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
commandant; commanding officer; general
to turn towards; to point
federation; federal state; United States of America
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
riskiness; (level of) danger
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
(abbr) Harvard (University)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
command; control; commander
to harm; to cause harm to
threat; intimidation; menace
United States Army; U.S. Army
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to show up; to appear; to turn up
(abbr) Harvard University
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
street; quarter; district; area
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to happen to have on hand or in stock
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
recompense; indemnity; atonement
(a place) out of one's reach
Washington Post (newspaper)