to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
surrounding at a distance
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
breach of manners; breach of etiquette; faux pas
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
(turned out) all right in the end
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
fastidiousness; faultfinding; nit-picking
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
typographical error; typo
slip of the pen; mistake in writing; misspelling; lapsus calami
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
enumeration; citation; listing
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
author; writer; novelist; artist
jumble; hodgepodge; mishmash; disorderly mixture
convenient; handy; useful
to try to do; to attempt to do
throughput; processing power
group; bunch; crowd; group
comprehensive; exhaustive; cyclopedic; encompassing
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to put on track; to make go to plan; to put into orbit; to send into orbit
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance