actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
brat; kid; urchin; little devil
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
weight; heavyweight boxer
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
declaration; proclamation; announcement
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
discovery; detection; finding
three kinds; three varieties
horsepower; hp; energy; vitality; horse-drawn cart
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
regret; repentance; remorse
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance