showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
too much; excessively; too
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to become completely chilled
how; in what way; I wonder
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
unidentifiable; unidentified
person of high rank or position
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
riskiness; (level of) danger
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
accurate; correct; precise; exact
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
dullard; indecisive person
any more; any further; any better; any longer
reprimand; rebuke; censure; reproof
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
transfer; transport; removal