to harden one's heart; to steel oneself
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
infinite loop; closed loop
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
strategy meeting; council of war
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
about; on; regarding; per; for every
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
monetary; financial; pecuniary
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
striking; remarkable; considerable
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
worldly desires; materialistic desires
on and after; from ... onward; since
research funds; research expenses
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
to do something distinguished; to perform great deeds; to distinguish oneself (e.g. in war)
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
national; founded and run by the central government
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
military school; military academy
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
deep emotion; strong feelings