astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
(not) in any way; in no way; at all
to tingle with excitement; to be full of excitement; to be thrilled
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
one day; (on) a certain day
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
desperation; struggle to the death
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to drop; to lose; to let fall
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of