beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
imagination; supposition; guess
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
how long; how much; to what extent
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
justice; fairness; impartiality
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside