terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
besides; in addition; also; moreover
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
first meeting; first interview with
to be kind to; to treat kindly
explosion; rupture; break off
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
agricultural land; farmland
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
until now; so far; up to the present
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
that; the matter in question
to rank next to; to come after
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
scenic; beautiful; picturesque
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal