major general; rear admiral; air commodore
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
calamity; misfortune; disaster
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
operation plan; scheme of operations; plan of campaign
title; index; heading; headline; caption
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
reading aloud; recitation
tedious; lengthy; wordy; long-winded
listening to once; hearing once
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
marshland; wetland; swampland
narrow; small; confined; narrow-minded; intolerant
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
rank (of troops); line; formation; array; procession
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
great army; mighty host; whole army
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
difficult to ...; hard to ...
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to engage in a heated discussion
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
drama; play; powerful drug
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism