astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to half-rise to one's feet
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
beginning; outset; first; onset
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
latest information; latest news; update
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
something like ...; something called ...
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
pride; dignity; self-worth
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
just because; even if; even though
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
all (there is); as long as there is
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in