(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
to open (one's eyes) wide
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
walking briskly; determinedly
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
nonchalant air; unruffled air
elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
even though; despite; when
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman