halting (speech); faltering; stammering
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to cross the line; to go too far
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
like this; this sort; this way
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
in accordance with; according to
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
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)
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
and yet; though; when; in spite of
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
to pretend; to act (as if)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
to be hot on a person's heels
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
soon; shortly; before long
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
long (time); protracted; prolonged