high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
reality; actuality; hard fact
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to be in focus; to come into focus
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
to speak; to say; to vocalize
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)
ten; 10; ten years of age
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
thousands; several thousand
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions