a former centre-right political party whose leader was Silvio Berlusconi

(military) air force

rank and file

(humorous, informal, sarcastic) big deal, so what

police / civil force

forcefully

with vigor or violence; forcefully

to try to bear adversity; to have courage; to be strong / to bring oneself to do something unpleasant; to bite the bullet; to suck it up

to gather strength; to toughen up

to shanghai (to force or trick into joining a ship which is lacking a full crew) / to press-gang (to force into military or naval service) / to press-gang (to coerce (someone) into doing something that they are reluctant to do)