self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
heedless of danger; braving dangers
(present) head of a family
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
evil spirit; demon; devil
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
at once; immediately; right now
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to succeed; to bear fruit
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
commander; general; leader
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
casualties; the killed and wounded
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
logistics; supply; communications
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)