joint together; opposite; facing
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
floodlight; floodlight projector
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
walking off with someone's bag; luggage theft; luggage thief
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
petty underling; small fry
nightlife; night amusements
optimism; taking an optimistic view
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
obstinate; stubborn; inflexible
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
Mars (Roman god); Mars (planet)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears