one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
commandant; commanding officer; general
ability; capability; skill
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to repeat; to do something over again
personal combat; one-to-one fight
to cut; to slit; to cut open
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
sour look; surly face; pout
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
proposal; offer; request; application
like this; in this way; as you see
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to shake; to sway; to waver
to feign ignorance; to play dumb
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to exert oneself greatly; to take pains
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled