lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
story; tale; talk; discussion
stifled (laughter); simmering
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
to show signs; to have symptoms; to give indications (of); to bud; to germinate; to sprout
dregs; lees; grounds; pent-up feelings
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
to surge; to well up; to gush out
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to make an appearance; to show up
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself
punishment; judgement; judgment; decapitation
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to hold fast; to protect to the end
very small; tiny; insignificant
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around