series of battles; successive battles
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
muscles and bones; body build; physique; cartilage
muscular beauty; beauty of a muscular body
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
womanly; ladylike; feminine
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
failure; rejection; rupture
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
posing; modeling; modelling
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
sun and moon; time; the years; the months
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up