thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
dissidents; troublemakers; disturbing elements
maneuvers; manoeuvers; machinations; scheming
enterprise; business; company; corporation
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
several people; a few people
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
commandant; commanding officer; general
inquiry; query; enquiry; query (of a database)
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; tall building
battery; battery (pitcher and catcher)
consumption; expenditure; spending
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
smouldering fire; smoldering fire; embers
succeeding; following; trailing; next
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
short distance; close range
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
in all parts of the world; in all countries; anywhere in the world; both in the Occident and the Orient
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return