repentance; confession; penitence
clergyman; churchman; clergy
gentle; mild; meek; tender
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
a glance; a look; a glimpse
to be helpful; to be useful
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
proposal; proposition; suggestion
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
frequency (esp. of waveforms)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
firing line; caustic curve
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
American soldier; US serviceman; US servicewoman
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to shoot dead; to shoot to death
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
choosing between two things; two choices
gazing at (in wonderment)
to surge; to well up; to gush out