tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
children's game in which three or more stand back-to-back in a circle and jostle
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
funny story; funny anecdote
gentle; mild; meek; tender
good news; happy news; glad tidings
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
else; in addition; besides
calming down; quieting down
with a momentary flash of light
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
drama; play; powerful drug
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
how many people; a number of people
people; men and women; each person; everybody
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
countermeasure; counter-measure
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
host; landlord; innkeeper
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint