shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
though; notwithstanding; although
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
inner citadel; core; center; centre
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
fine castle; famous castle
less than ...; smaller ...
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
level ground; plain; flatland
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to attack; to assault; to assail
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
thought; consideration; thinking
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do