optimism; taking an optimistic view
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
reinforcement; strengthening
thunderous roar; roaring sound
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
not at all inferior to; compare favorably (with); being even better than; rivalling; surpassing
height of; middle of; full bloom
whenever you want; any time you like
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
evident; plain; distinct; clear
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
to be born; to come into this world
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
towering; astonishingly high
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this