to be at a loss for words
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
will not do; do not; does not
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
as stated; verbatim; literally
to put one's strength into
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to speak ill of; to disparage
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
to become an expert; to be a master (of)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
preface; introduction; preamble
rather; sooner; preferably
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
top part of the head; crown; parietal region
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
listen!; you see; mind you; remember