shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
beginning; outset; first; onset
no, not like that (but like this)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
deep affection; dear; beloved
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
beyond this point; from now on; after this
(some) more; even more; longer; further
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
woman; female; feminine gender
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to subsist; to keep on living
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
1,000,000; one million; million; many
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to