acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
near; nearby; not far off
to encamp; to take up positions
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
opposite side; opposition
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
reproachful; hateful; bitter
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
to stare back at; to look back at
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
each; (arch.) you (plural)
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to jump in; to dive in; to fly in; to rush in; to dash in