Vocabulary

putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

life; thread of life

countenance; features; looks

thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood

coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair

eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye

problem child

brave warrior; hero; brave man

patriotic concern for the future of one's country

pump priming

(sudden, heavy) shower (on a summer afternoon or evening); evening shower

performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment

intonation; accent; modulation; inflection

money-making

personal history; background; career

physics and chemistry

lining

(railway) siding; service line; service wire

round face; moon face

egoism; egotism; selfishness

crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up

death (of a person)

levying; requisitioning; compulsory enlistment; recruitment; conscription

fruition; fructification; bearing fruit

sweeping with fire; mowing down; strafing

taking a seat

estimation; criticism; comment

depot ship; mother ship

discharging (electrically; e.g. of a battery)

square

spinning and weaving

running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts

day before yesterday

one thing; one article

gentle spring rain

forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb

youngest brother

last days; the end; one's fate

evening meal; dinner; supper

accounts receivable; outstanding sales account