elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
body; group; party; company; troupe
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
preparation; provision; guarding
armaments; military preparations
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
selection; choice; picking out
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
personal grudge; personal enmity
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
God doesn't give with both hands; God does not give two gifts; heaven does not grant people more than one talent
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
period of youth; while young
to drag on; to be delayed
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
to talk; to chatter; to tell (e.g. secrets)
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
intelligence gathering; information gathering
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
tide; current; tendency; trend
strong person; the strong; the powerful
being roused; being stimulated; being inspired; being spurred on
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
intelligence; intellect; brains
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
with a rosy future; offering promising prospects