prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
match; game; bout; contest
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
speech; expression; wording; language
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to hand (over); to deliver in person
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
conviction; belief; confidence
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
magnetism; magnetic force
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
floatingly; driftingly; softly; gently; restlessly; uncertainly
to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss