to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
(set of) facial features; looks
military service; combat experience
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
many; much; plenty; hardly
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
accurate; correct; precise; exact
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
to give directions; to issue instructions
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
arrest; apprehension; capture
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize