to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
retiring from military service
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
at first; initially; in the beginning
to throw one's weight around; to be puffed up
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
response; reply; answer; defence; defense
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
to like; to love; to be fond of
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed
admission (to a society, club, etc.); joining; entrance; enrollment; enrolment; becoming a member
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
to perceive; to understand
luminous watch; luminous clock
concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to push away; to push aside; to shove
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
person of common sense; common sense man
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
quotation (to support one's argument); citation (e.g. of a precedent); invocation; claim
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!