echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
common-sense expectation; obvious conclusion; conventional wisdom; received opinion
alphabet; ABCs; the ABCs (of); basics; activity-based costing; ABC
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
striking; remarkable; considerable
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
bet; wager; stake; gamble
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
to leave as is; to ignore
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position