spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
storehouse; warehouse; godown
of course; certainly; naturally
obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
heart; guts; nerve; central part
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
difference; variation; difference
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
environment; circumstance
original inhabitant; aboriginal; previous priest
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to hold fast; to protect to the end
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
going to and fro; back and forth
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
south wind; southerly wind; (arch.) summer
observer; watchman; lifeguard
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane