armed forces; military; troops
memory; sense; experience
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
research; study; investigation
completion; perfection; accomplishment
such; like that; in that way
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
prime minister; premier; chancellor
rented room; renting a room
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
important person; strategic person; key figure
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)