creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
to refuse; to reject; to deny
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
because of; owing to; due to
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
bipartite; in two parts; double
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
recollection; reminiscence
sharp sighted; easily awakened
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
fighting game (usu. one-on-one)
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to fail to recognize; to fail to recognise; to underestimate
to come to one's senses; to calm down
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
thought; consideration; thinking
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
very loud volume; megavolume
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
length (of an animal); body length
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
expression; presentation; representation; notation