zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
narrow; thin (sized); slender
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
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
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
practice; practising; training; study
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
at once; immediately; right now
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
chatter mark (machine tools)
to hang (something) on the wall
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
that day; the very same day
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
in name only; titular; nominal