pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
running the whole distance
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
direct control; direct supervision
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
full dress; formal dress; uniform
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
leader; central personage
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
massing (of troops); gathering
northern part; the north (of a region)
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
central city; major city (in a region)
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
abstention; nonparticipation
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general