of tender years; very young
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to refuse; to decline; to deny
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to go out and away; to leave
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to drive (cattle, sheep, etc.); to urge on; to drive (to do); to urge
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
results; record; grades; marks
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
future prospects; promise
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
exemption; exoneration; discharge
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
personal history; background; career
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow