recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
short and stout; small but wide around
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to knock down; to knock out
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
the way back; the way home; return trip
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to lose heart; to become discouraged; to be crestfallen; to be utterly disheartened
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
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)
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)