narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
finely chiseled (features)
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
in history; ever; historical
most (numerous); largest (number of)
multiplication table; times table
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to speak brazenly; to never shut up
ripping; tearing; vibrating; buzzing; like an electric shock
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
temporary; transitory; short-lived
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only