reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
to shake; to waver; to tremble
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
reason; grounds; circumstances
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
no!; no no!; no, not at all
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to raise one's voice; to shout
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
evening; night; nighttime