rough scolding; upbraiding; tongue-lashing; dressing-down
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
latest information; latest news; update
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
sense of duty (obligation)
to take measures (against); to take steps
to pile up; to form into a (huge) pile
to class (one thing with another); to rank (with); to respect (two things) the same; to see as comparable; to hold in equally high esteem
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
wound (suffered in a fight)
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
breaking off relations (with); severing one's connections (with); breaking with (e.g. one's past); insulation (electrical or thermal); isolation
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
the same kind; accomplice; partner
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
being settled; coming to a conclusion
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
acquiring; obtaining; receiving
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions