government worker; public servant; civil servant
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
continuing one's education into university
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
resigning from a company on marriage (of a woman)
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to be helpful; to be useful
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
cooperation; collaboration
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
training; drill; practice; discipline
secret; private; surreptitious
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
behind; in the rear; in back
scattered; separated; dispersed
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone