force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
alternation of generations
to employ; to hire; to charter
order of chivalry; chivalric order
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
growth period; growing season
phase of decline; ebb; twilight
individual differences; personal equation
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
charge (of something); matter in one's charge; (one's) assignment; (one's) job
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
laryngeal prominence; Adam's apple
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
me too; Me Too (movement); MeToo
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind