(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
just you wait and see (as a threat)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
having worldly wisdom; worldly person; cosmopolitan
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
small hill; low hill; hillock
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
feather decoration; plume
gold braid (e.g. on a military officer's uniform)
many; numerous; various; large number of
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
tall figure; high stature
brightness; splendour; splendor
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
drama; theatre; theater; play
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
sound of a gun; roar of cannon
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
tone (of voice); manner of talking
such; like that; that sort of; very
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion