tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
sudden rise; steep climb; trending
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
door; gate; opening; title page
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
whispering into a person's ear
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
to shake one's head (in denial)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
soldier; combatant; warrior
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
means; way; method; measure
long (time); protracted; prolonged
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
congeries of many households; scratch (combined) team; hodge podge of parties
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
internal conditions; true state of affairs
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)