whole nation; whole land; whole country
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
drill; gimlet; awl; auger
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
Ireland (country); Éire; Ireland (island)
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
1,000,000; one million; million; many
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
stillness; repose; standing still
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
armed forces; military; troops
results; record; grades; marks
successive generations; successive emperors