combat engineer; military engineer; combat engineering; military engineering
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
to feel inferior; to feel small
explosive; blasting powder
Douglas; Dauglass; Donglass; Douglass
surname; family name; last name
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
particular; hard to please; fussy
to hurt someone's feelings
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
approval; license; licence; permission
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
marriage proposal; courtship
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
sooner or later; in time; eventually
showing one's face in public; facing another person
undesirable state brought about by (my) lack of virtue; feeling morally responsible; mea culpa
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to say something better left unsaid; to go too far (by saying something rude)
imputation; shifting (blame, responsibility, etc.); passing the buck; second marriage; remarriage
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)