abusive language; violent language; wild words
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
above; going steadily upward
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
outbreak of war; starting a war
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
fierce tiger; ferocious tiger; Hanshin Tigers (baseball team)
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
energy; military strength
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
way of murdering; killing method; way of using a sword
roaring; thundering; thunderous; deafening; ear-splitting
surface of a board or record
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
rumbling; (ringing) cadence