clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
to shed light; to cast light
chain; series; connection; linkage
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
pleasant feeling; good feeling
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
salvation (of the world); saving the world
chief; main; principal; important
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
villain; baddie; the villain's part
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
to lead a life; to live a life
complacency about peace; naive belief in continued peace; ignorance of global conflict
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
metal fittings; metal fixtures
manservant; male attendant; valet
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
successively; one after another
to triumph; to be elated with success
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
to collapse; to flop (onto)
scattering (in all directions)