to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
reopening; resumption; restarting
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
blow; shock; strike; batting
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
very interesting; of great interest
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
influence; clout; leverage
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
increase in activity; activation
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)