ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
colorless and transparent
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
historic landmark; historic site; historic remains
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
rule; reign; government; governing
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
present continuous tense; present progressive form
last night; yesterday evening
instability; insecurity; crankiness
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to rebuild; to reconstruct
to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on