tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
degree of familiarity; popularity
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
secret leader of a group of juvenile delinquents; program in a competing timeslot (programme)
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby