field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
of tender years; very young
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
killing with a bomb; killing in a bombing
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
dissidents; people who are against the Establishment; anti-Establishment groups
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
don't put the trivial ahead of the important; don't sweat the small stuff; don't bother with the details (before embarking on a great enterprise); read the fine print; be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise)
fame; distinction; rise; advancement
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
selling out one's country; betraying one's country; treason
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to weaken (of willpower, solidarity, etc.); to lose one's edge; to become less tense; to become lax (of discipline, rules, etc.)
government office; public office
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
(only) one option; one possible choice
laboratory animal; experimental animal
son of a bitch; piece of shit
to close (one's eyes); to shut
vomit; spew; puke; confessing
malicious (at heart); spiteful; wicked
consistent; unchanging from beginning to end
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent