conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)
deportation; expulsion from the country
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
one's own child; one's own children
study; pursuit of knowledge
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
not long has passed since ...
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
reduction (in size); shrinking; minimization; trivializing (an issue); making light of; playing down
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
assistant (to section manager)
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
first world problem; good problem to have
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
urgent report; urgent message
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
process; course; mechanism
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
guess; speculation; supposition
because of this; thanks to this; due to this
matter of time; question of time
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by
to get used to using; to get accustomed to using