first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
military authorities; army circles
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
without exaggeration; truthful; factual
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
early (days); initial stage; initial
generation; the world; the age
to come and go; to go back and forth
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
due form; official; formality
trial; judgement; judgment
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
at that time; in those days
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
young person; youth; young
rather; better; instead; if anything
private parts; privates; genitalia; disgraceful thing; shame; embarrassment
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx