graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
commissioned officer; military officer
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
armed forces; military; troops
power; might; authority; influence
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
war funds; war chest; campaign fund
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
instruction; direction; briefing
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); dog salmon
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to run around; to bustle about
Japanese dock (Rumex japonicus)
to thrust down; to push off
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
main street; avenue; boulevard
to ride past (one's stop); to overshoot; to climb over; to get over; to overtake (a vehicle); to pass
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
close to the wall; alongside the wall
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
head over heels; headlong; head first
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
suddenly (appear, stick out, etc.); abruptly (happen); (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up); abruptly (rise)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation