clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
interest (in something); enthusiasm
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
historic; historical; traditional
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
breakthrough; great discovery
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
true to one's name; living up to one's name
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
curse; spell; malediction
holy water; urine (esp. as related to urolagnia)
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to publish a book; to put out a book
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
old age; old person; the old; the aged
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious