exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
stairs; stairway; staircase
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
(a person's) appearance; looks
even if not; even without
to strike dead; to beat to death
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to shake; to waver; to tremble
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
older sister; lass; young lady
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
private parts; privates; genitalia; disgraceful thing; shame; embarrassment
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
one-year-old; one year old
older sister; elder sister
chance (of success); odds
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything