to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
covered wagon; prairie schooner
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
stimulating; exciting; provocative
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
impression given by a painting or image
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
supply; supplying; replenishment
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
odorless; odourless; unscented
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
smoothly; easily; readily
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
to say no more; to sink into silence
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
patting; stroking; caressing
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
conscious; deliberate; intentional
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
matter of time; question of time
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
object of romantic interest
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble