to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
special; particular; peculiar; unique
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
particularly; only; in the case of
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to creep about; to crawl around
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
dispersing; breaking up; running away
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
what's what; heads or tails
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
prejudice; bias; distorted view
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
noisy; confused; uproarious