experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
brave general; great soldier
merits; distinguished services
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
commissioned officer; military officer
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
commander; commanding officer; CO
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
battle flag; standard; (regimental) colours; colors; ensign
non-commissioned officer; petty officer
society; public; community; social studies
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
husband and wife; married couple
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
companion; partner; spouse
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
chastity; virtue; fidelity; feminine modesty
devoted; self-sacrificing
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
broad-minded; open-minded; openhearted; generous; magnanimous
(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
to brush off; to shake off
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic; luxuriant (of vegetation)