to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
arrogant; haughty; insolent
discarding; firing (an employee)
leather; leather-bound; leathern
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
weird; disgusting; sickening
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin
decolourization; decolorization; decolourisation; decolorisation; bleaching
peace at any price (attitude); peace idiot; peace senility; complacency about peace
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
route; way; course; directions
one machine; one aircraft; one life
aboard an aeroplane (airplane)
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
brave warrior; hero; brave man
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
himself; yourself; herself
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
pushing something out; extrusion; presence; appearance; run walked in; pushing one's opponent out by pressing one's hands up against them
businessman; industrialist
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
indispensable; essential; necessary
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
person whose presence is unwelcome, unnecessary or a nuisance; fifth wheel; third wheel; interloper