huge rock; firmness; solidity
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to let out a roar (hum, groan, moan); to produce a loud noise
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
dignity; majesty; sanctity
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
every person; every mouth; every entrance
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to knock back; to strike back; to beat in revenge
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
preference; priority; precedence
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
educator; teacher; educationalist
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
conducting oneself properly; right conduct; doing the right thing
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
personification; impersonation; embodiment
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
excellent speech; masterly speech