optimism; taking an optimistic view
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
unexpected meeting; coincidence
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
spending time with one's family on one's day off work; family duty
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
large biceps; well-developed biceps
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
audience; spectator; spectators
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
companion; company; tritagonist
drama; play; powerful drug
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
senior class (kindergarten, pre-school, etc.)
action film; action movie; action drama; riotous scene; fight scene
(being) worth seeing; impressive
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection