to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
rational; logical; coherent
man of principle; man of firm character; man of steadfast beliefs
person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; opening performer; sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony
touchstone (assaying tool); touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
empirically; from experience
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; knowing; pregnant (pause)
guess; speculation; supposition
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
donor; contributor; provider
embarkation; boarding (a ship or aircraft)
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
ugly man; (arch.) strong, brawny man
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
tide; current; tendency; trend
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
all facts (of a case, incident, etc.)
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
armed forces; battle troops
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
lively group (esp. of young people); dynamic bunch; group
to return a punch; to strike back; to hit (the ball) straight back; to plow up; to plough up; to renovate (cotton fabric)
(incoming) attack; raid; invasion; assault
braggart; boaster; big talker; big mouth; blowhard; bullshitter
seeing clearly; (gods or Buddha) bearing witness (of)
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
directly opposite; right in front
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
to knead well; to polish; to refine
price; cost; charge; price (of achieving something); cost; sacrifice
pennant on a boat showing wind direction; weather vane; round roof tile (for gables); remiges; flight feathers
grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
well versed; thorough knowledge