cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
to find out; to discover; to locate
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to see through; to see the true nature of something
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
failure; mistake; blunder
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
guess; conjecture; surmise
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to make (one's heart) beat fast (with excitement, etc.); to flutter; to pound
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)