to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
(period of) a year; during an era
military affairs; military service
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
(social) class; rank; grade
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
alone; by oneself; on one's own
arm; skill; efforts; ability
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
these guys; these fellows
remnants of a defeated army
otherwise; or else; if not
change of occupation; career change
this is why; this means; it is the case that
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown