decoration; ornament; trimmings
tank (military vehicle); chariot
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
affectation; showiness; pretence
fully armed; armed to the teeth
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
transport; transportation
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
looks; personal appearance; features
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
opposite side; opposition
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
head; lead; vanguard; first
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
back seat (of a car); rear seat
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings