anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
many; much; plenty; hardly
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
event with ... rounds, innings, legs, etc.; nth-round match (in a knockout tournament)
sword skills; swordsmanship
extreme north; North Pole; utmost limit; breaking point
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
research and development; R&D
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
after the end (of something)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to overdo; to do too much
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
apron (waist-down); waist apron
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion