friendly army; friendly troops; allied army
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
self-examination; reflection
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
inscrutable; incomprehensible
to spend time (on doing something)
mountain road; mountain trail
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
something; some kind of; for some reason
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
accident; emergency; calamity
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to add (to); to add on; to append