to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
tradition; legend; folklore
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
index finger; forefinger; second toe
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
stepping back; drawing back
to fall on one's backside
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
just one person; only one
(together) with; -wide; including
to be smeared; to be covered
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
(political) power; authority; influence
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to have meaning; to be meaningful
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to gain fame; to make one's name
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to indicate; to show; to point to
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered