some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
for the first time in one's life
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
nothing but; except; no more than
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
shore; bank (of a body of water)
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to become emaciated; to waste away; to grow thin and worn out
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
rough-and-ready (medical) treatment; drastic remedy; drastic treatment; drastic measures; drastic steps
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal