situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
mental; spiritual; emotional
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
blame; accusation; torture; maltreatment; pangs (of conscience)
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
world; society; people; the public
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
to be worried; to be grieved; to pine for
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
for example; for instance; e.g.
(period of) a year; during an era
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
dozens; scores of; decades
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate