Vocabulary

air force

serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel

military authorities; army circles

brothers and sisters; siblings

type; style; model; pattern

form (as opposed to substance)

formation; molding; making (up); taking form; giving form to

form; shape; figure

series; sequence; system; succession

passage (of time); elapsing; lapse

experienced person; person who has had a particular experience

police officer; policeman; constable

public entertainment; performing arts

troupe; theatrical company

blood

eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort

splendid; magnificent; excellent; fine; superb; beautiful

sovereign; ruler; head of state

starting point; origin; beginning

atomic bomb; A-bomb

entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule

active duty; active service

to restrict; to limit; to confine

breathing; respiration

fault; trouble; breakdown; failure; being out of order

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together

retreat; falling back; moving backwards; reversing; backing up (of a vehicle); retrogression

public election; election by popular vote

official residence

official announcement; proclamation

public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant

public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow

public (institution)

devising (a way); contriving; inventing; thinking up; figuring out; coming up with

public square; square; plaza; piazza; forum

rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife

attack; offence; offense; assault

offensive (movement); aggression

composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement

empress (consort)