curtain; field staff headquarters; secret meeting place
war area; battlefield; theater; theatre
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
arbitration; intercession; mediation
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
individual technique (in team sports); individual skills; individual play
debauchee; fast liver; libertine; hell-raiser
to be remembered; to go down in history
activist; campaigner; crusader (e.g. for women's rights); athlete; sporty person
labor union; labour union; trade union
honest; upright; faithful; reliable
to mistake (A for B); to misread
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
nonchalantly; without a care
becoming the objective; setting as a goal
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
impiety; unbelief; infidelity
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
calculated; premeditated; considered
invitation; introduction; temptation
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
it's not like; it isn't as if
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
good result; good outcome
righteousness; justice; right