pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
gunpowder magazine; magazine; explosives warehouse; (fig.) powder keg
union; joining; conjugation
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
refinement; elegance; grace
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
fully armed; armed to the teeth
to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way
speaking of ...; as for ...
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to fly around; to scatter
right side; right-hand side
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
marker (pen); marker (object); scorekeeper (esp. in golf); marker
full tank (esp. of gasoline); full capacity (of a battery, receptacle, etc.)
loss of eyesight; loss of sight; going blind; blindness
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
division; section; classification; sorting; division
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to bury the hatchet; to make up; to be reconciled; to be reunited (e.g. couple); to be reinstated
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
huge person; enormous object
omniscience (of a buddha)
immune strength; immunity