funeral; burial; condolence
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.)
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
flying column; detached force
searching; rummaging; (arch.) fishing; (arch.) collecting shells
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
(a feeling of) identification (with); sense of belonging
to use and then throw away
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
(exercising) the right to command
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
to tide over a difficult situation; to use a stopgap measure in a crisis
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
for the first time in one's life
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
snide remark; insinuation; sly dig; disguised reproach; indirect criticism
management task; management function
somehow or other; one way or another; by some means or other
possessed of a strong sense of duty
to cut loose; to act without restraint; to throw off all inhibitions; to go wild
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
creeping; crawling; sneaking
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
time around sunset; early evening
check (against); collation (with); comparison; verification
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
worldly wisdom; practical wisdom; prudence; shrewdness
stubborn person; obstinate person; pig-headed person
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude