stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
indeed; really; truly; very much
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
something; what; why; how
audible range; hearing range
on countless occasions; many a time
tank (military vehicle); chariot
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
reigning; controlling; dictating
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
gun shield (esp. artillery)
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
catapult; ballista; mangonel; onager; trebuchet
innumerable; countless; numberless
bar set in a horizontal position; horizontal bar
to name; to call; to christen; to term
apparently; appears to be