to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
talking while standing; standing around talking
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
infant; child; pageboy; page; child in a traditional festival procession
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis)
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
most difficult; next to impossible
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
hair-raising; bloodcurdling; horrible; shocking; gruesome
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
peril; danger; hazard; distress
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
younger people; future generations
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
great deed; great enterprise; great work; massive undertaking
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
nature itself is a good mother; (lit.) even without parents, children grow up