brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
great trouble; difficulty
greeting; a fine thing to say
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
surname; family name; last name
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to make one's rounds; to patrol
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last
shameless; brazen and unscrupulous
because; for; the reason why is ...
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
also known as; also called
educational institution; school; academy; campus
defense; defence; protection
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful