gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
if possible; if it is in my power; if it was realistic
support; backing; patronage
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
unbleached cloth; unbleached colour (color); unbleached; undyed
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
exemplar; model; example; pattern
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
modesty; humility; being humble
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to accompany; to go with; to go together
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to say (something) over one's shoulder
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
violent emotion; passion; fury
to be faintly visible; to be barely visible
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
day after day; day by day
(how) many times; (how) often
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
to be reflected in a mirror
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
way; method; means; resource; course
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
to set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion; to push somebody around; (lit.) to indicate by pointing one's chin; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
visitor (to a factory, school, lab., etc.)