secretary general; chief secretary
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
battle formation; disposition of troops
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
butting (in boxing); clashing (of schedules, etc.); conflict; colliding
the same book; the said book; ibid.
definitive piece; definitive (authoritative) edition; last word
major label debut (recording)
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
batter's box; one's turn at bat
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
to have a relationship; to have relations
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
signing; autograph session
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
heart; guts; nerve; central part
complications (in an illness)
rounding (fractions); rounding half up
that day; the very same day