bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
almost every day; almost daily
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
everything; anything; nothing
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
platoon commander; section commander
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
social life; social intercourse
only recently; just of late
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
in bad taste; problematic; of poor character
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
training range; training grounds; training area
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to get accustomed to using
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
hastily made; improvised preparation
calm; composed; leisurely
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
sphere; counter for balls
(one's) figure; build; physique; style