to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
to shake one's head (in denial)
judgment; judgement; discernment
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
several times; once or twice
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
8000; eight thousand; many
deficiency; insufficiency; shortage; lack; want; dearth
decipherment; interpretation; making out; identification
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
heaven and earth; top and bottom
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
number of houses; number of households
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
operating rate; utilization rate; occupancy rate; availability factor
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)