sick and wounded soldiers
spurt of blood; hot-bloodedness; hot blood; ardour
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
teachings left by a deceased person; last instructions
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
brave warrior; hero; brave man
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
suppressive fire; neutralization fire
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
bloody; gory; covered in blood; desperate; frantic
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
match declared drawn due to injury; ending with both sides suffering damage (of a dispute, etc.)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor
to peel; to skin; to pare
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
scattering (in all directions)
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away