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A long narrative poem (or other literary composition) about the deeds of heroes, an event or movement of great sweep, on a grand scale, vast, titanic
Saga, chronicle |
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A play or story performed without words by actors using only gestures, To express in this way
Charade, mime show, dumb show |
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One who believes or expects the worst, prophet of doom,
Killjoy |
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Care taken before hand, a step or action taken to prevent something from happening
Foresight, prudence, safeguard |
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To bring before a court of law for trial, to carry out
Put on trial, pursue |
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A small hole made by a sharp object, to make such a hole, pierce
Perforation |
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To get revenge, to strike back for an injury
Avenge, pay back, get even with |
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Fake, not genuine, something false pretending to be genuine, a pretender, a decorated pillow covering, To pretend
Phony,counterfeit , fraud |
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Unrefined, crude, awkward, clumsy
Boorish, graceless |
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| To draw a line under, to put special emphasis on , A line drawn under something |
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Healthy, morally and socially sound and good, helping to bring about or preserve good health
Nourishing, beneficial |
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Full of melancholy yearning or longing, sad, pensive
Cheerful, happy, contented, satisfied |
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A meeting (especially one that is planned), a meeting of enemies, battle, To meet or come upon
Confrontation, happen upon |
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To take away from, reduce in value or reputation
Subtract from, lower |
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| Information, facts, figures, statistics |
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To seize by authority, to take and keep
Commandeer, expropriate |
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To punish (in order to bring about improvement in behavior, attitude, etc.), to restrain, moderate
Discipline, temper |
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Having to do with the skys or heavens, heavenly, yielding great bliss or happiness
Ethereal, stellar, blissful |
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Violently and destructively enraged
Mad, deranged |
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A light or other signal that warns and guides, a lighthouse, anything that guides or inspires
Beam, flare |
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