purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
young girl; lass; adolescent female
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
large amount of money; great cost
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
strength; power; proficiency; ability
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to break down (an opponent's defenses); to defeat; to knock out the opponent's pitcher (with consecutive base hits); to break (an established notion); to refute (e.g. a theory)