dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
such; this sort of; like this
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
to become better; to improve
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
your acquaintance; people who know
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to tan (leather, hide, etc.); to dress
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to increase; to add to; to augment
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
making money; making a profit
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
changing completely; transformation
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream