dozens; scores of; decades
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
great swordsman; master fencer
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to raise one's voice; to shout
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
obedience; submission; resignation
by itself; automatically; naturally
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
surely; certainly; without doubt
craftsman; skilled artisan
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
lightly; easily; carelessly
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter