dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
night attack; nocturnal assault
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
corruption (of order, customs, etc.); to fall apart (organization, system, etc.)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
injured person; wounded person; casualty
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
in proportion to; just as much as
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
allegiance; obedience; submission
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to be appointed to a rank
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
100,000; hundred thousand
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite