action film; action movie; action drama; riotous scene; fight scene
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
The Count of Monte Cristo (1844 novel by Alexandre Dumas)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
second division; secondary division
whole book (volume); complete episode
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
500-man battalion (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
trivial; not amounting to much
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to surround; to crowd around
quick work; (clever) feat
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character