pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
one's first campaign; one's first battle
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
practice; practising; training; study
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
useful thing; usable article; present; gift
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
military strength; military personnel
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
on and after; from ... onward; since
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
offender; criminal; culprit
(police) detective; criminal matter
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious