force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
that day; the very same day
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; trivial (e.g. scheme); transparent; trifling (e.g. matter)
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
some things are better left unsaid; silence is golden
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
caller; visitor; company; guest
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
accession to the throne; enthronement
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
by sheer strength; by brute force
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
skeleton (of a vertebrate, ship, building, etc.); transparency (revealing the inner workings of a device); translucency; skeleton (sport); skeleton (code)