permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
fit; attack; spasm; ictus; paroxysm; seizure
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
patent; special permission; license; licence
to be profitable; to yield a profit
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
incomplete; unfinished; imperfect
difficult to ...; hard to ...
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to rebuke; to scold harshly
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
national defence; national defense
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to spread; to be propagated
to shake; to waver; to tremble
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
extremists; radicals; militants
production; output; turning out; extraction (e.g. of minerals)
official announcement; proclamation
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
to think too much; to be over-concerned
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling