Vocabulary

valiant courage

savage; ferocious; atrocious

utilitarian

offensive; aggressive

flat broke; stone broke; penniless

empty; vacant; void

vast; boundless; wide and empty

feeling ashamed or embarrassed without knowing why

imaginary; fantastical; visionary; utopian; quixotic; fanciful

awesome; awe-inspiring; august; gracious

(feeling of) tightness in the chest

obi worn high on the waist

craving for food, a cigarette, etc.; longing to have something in one's mouth

discreet; tight-lipped

nagging; critical

boastful; conceited; bragging; impudent

loose-lipped; talkative

eloquent; glib; talkative; fluent; voluble; having the gift of gab

shady; underhanded; questionable

spasmodic; erratic; fitful; sporadic

lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid

shrewd; astute; cunning; alert

torrential (rain)

lame; lameness

stubbornness; obstinacy

crippled; deformed

dialectic

dismal; gloomy

gloomy and depressing; mournful

hastily constructed; hastily built; made in a hurry; jerry-built; makeshift

radical

purposive; appropriate

in a clear voice

dark; gloomy; somber; depressing

artless but attractive in a quaint sense

sternly handsome; manly

hard-boiled

obstinacy

incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal

an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable