astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
occurrence; happening; incident; event
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
to become clear; to be made public
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to run up to; to rush over
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry