to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
always conducting oneself as though one were on a battlefield; being combat ready at all times (of a person)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
personification; impersonation; embodiment
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
if it is the case that ...
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
battlefield; battleground
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
so; like this; in this way
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
adds force or indicates command
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently