armoring; armouring; armor; armour
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
mental; spiritual; emotional
nothing but; none other than
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
strong interaction; strong force
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to run through; to run past
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
the other day; lately; recently
main battery; main armament; best hitter; center of the offense
king; monarch; ruler; champion
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
art gallery (esp. artworks for sale); picture gallery
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
great joy; delight; jubilation
subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
ability; performance; efficiency
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
explosive; blasting powder
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
violent explosion; bursting
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)