as; because; with; due to
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
(cash) register; checkout (counter); cashier
(inferior) imitator; epigone; poor imitation; follower; adherent; person belonging to the same school (e.g. of thought)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
device used to superimpose text or images on a television screen; text or image superimposed on a television screen; (on-screen) caption; subtitles
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
national constituency; nationwide publicity; being known all over the country
to win fame; to become widely known; to make a name for oneself
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to eat; to become eclipsed (of an astronomical object)
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
near; nearby; not far off
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
doubt; distrust; suspicion (of)
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
turmoil; chaos; confusion
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)