challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
election; selection; choice
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to stiffen; to become stiff
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
while; during (the time when)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
world; society; people; the public
freedom of information; access to information; disclosure of information (e.g. by the government)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
prohibition; inhibition; ban
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
abstinence from alcohol; temperance; prohibition of drinking