feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
planning; project; plan; design
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to peel off and fall; to flake away
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
expression; look; countenance; face
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
baseball stadium; ballpark
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
to be erected; to be built
commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
reaching; attaining; arrival
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
northern part; the north (of a region)
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty