eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
at first; in the beginning; originally
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
writing; composition; essay; sentence
attendant; valet; servant; follower
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
successively; one after another
high (spirits); euphoric; intoxicated; high
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
androgynous; gender-neutral
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
Marine Corps; Royal Marines
Richard; Richards; Richart; Ritchard
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes