terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
tradition; legend; folklore
great actor; famous actor; star
at that time; in those days
favorite; favourite; habitually used
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
-less; lacking; non-existing
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
choices; alternatives; options
female university student
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
female high-school student
Giants (baseball team); Giant (novel, film)
vocational school; technical school
a long time ago; in those days
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
process; course; mechanism
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)