networking; making contacts
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
considerably; fairly; quite
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to nip (something) in the bud
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
big man; large man; tall man; giant
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
order of chivalry; chivalric order
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
art of war; strategy; tactics
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
the art of war; strategy; tactics
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
to be helpful; to be useful
terrain; geographical features; topography
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate