military man; warrior; soldier
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
veteran; old-timer; experienced person
for a while; for some time; for a period
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
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)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to find fault with; to question
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
parental love; parental affection
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
doting (on one's children); (overly) fond; indulgent; adoring parent; doting parent
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
blunder; slip; error; error
the other day; some time ago; recently
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence