person of letters; literary person
to brace one's core (e.g. when carrying something heavy); to bear down; to exert oneself; to push oneself; to pay generously (for); to splurge (on)
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
great person; distinguished person; outstanding figure; giant; person of high caliber
to verbally attack; to run down; to criticize severely; to speak disparagingly of
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
inner thigh; inside of the thigh; (walking) pigeon-toed; having one's toes turned inward; uchi-mata (judo); throwing an opponent by putting one's leg between their legs
pouring all one's efforts into a single issue (goal, etc.); focusing entirely on one objective; single-minded approach; concentrated all-out effort; targeted strike
to be clever; to be quick-witted; to seem talented
younger brother (of an older brother); younger sister (of an older sister); youngest child; young; younger; young and beautiful
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
bridge (e.g. on a warship)
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
hanging garden; hanging gardens
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
artificial intelligence; AI
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
sending a telegram; telegraphing; wiring
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
volley (of fire); salvo; fusillade; simultaneous firing (of guns or artillery)
loading; charging; filling
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)