preface; introduction; preamble
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
to complete decisively; to do to completion
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
return; relapse; recurrence
matter of time; question of time
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence
agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance
concession; conciliation; compromise
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
to go pale (with fear, etc.); to turn white
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated