beginning; outset; first; onset
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
unexpectedly; surprisingly
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
sensitivity; sensibility; susceptibility; receptivity
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
with a snap; (breaking) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to attract; to be used to
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to come to one's senses; to calm down
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
occurrence; happening; incident; event
everything; anything; nothing
already; now; no longer; not any more
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
thought; consideration; thinking