tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
mockery; derision; ridicule
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
not caring; not giving a damn
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
observation; survey; watching
as expected; as predicted
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
how many years; how long; what year
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
unfairness; injustice; partiality
participants; participating athletes
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
eruption; volcanic eruption
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
marriage ceremony; wedding
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness