Richard; Richards; Richart; Ritchard
essence; the best; chic; smart; considerate; understanding
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
postwar period; period after Second World War
trial; judgement; judgment
to be at a loss; to be in a corner
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
noisy; confused; uproarious
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
young girl; lass; adolescent female
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
headhunting; collecting the heads of dead enemies as trophies
desire for revenge; vengeful thought
medical treatment (esp. surgical)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
in one's own way or style
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
elementary level; beginner level
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
quick firing; rapid firing
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead