very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
audience; spectator; spectators
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
interior; inside; internal
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to harm; to cause harm to
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
military personnel; soldier
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
clear; precise; definite; distinct
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
private citizen; civilian
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
commencing with; including
defense; defence; protection
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
prospects of victory; chances of success
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
shop; small store; business; firm
shopping; purchased goods
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)