to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
soldier; warrior; person of courage; strong person; very capable person
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
heap; pile; stack; full measure
brat; greenhorn; novice; green youth; child
form; shape; figure; morph
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
being moderate in eating; stopping short of stuffing oneself
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
construction; architecture (of buildings)
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
to walk heavily and clumsily; to lumber
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
(clenched) fist; knuckles
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
one-by-one; separately; in detail
bundle of banknotes; stack of bills; large sum of money
banknote; bill; note; paper money
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
process; course; mechanism
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off