to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
non-commissioned officer; petty officer
military authorities; army circles
teacher; instructor; professor
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
military discipline; military regulations; military rules
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
(emotional) backbone; support; backbone (of a network)
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
to become enthusiastic; to have a crush (on); to lose one's head (to); to become earnest
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
to bite each other; to fit together; to mutually encroach; to eat together
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
ideological offense; crime of espousing dangerous ideas; political crime; ideological offender; thought crime
since then; from that time; ever since
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be busy; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with many things); to be packed (of one's schedule)
whether or not; presence or absence
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
practice; exercise; military exercise; manoeuvres; seminar
casting (of a play, film, etc.); cast
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
carrying (someone) in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry