to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
literally; to the letter; literal
while; during (the time when)
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
one by one; one at a time; in turn
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
globe-trotting; traveling (around) the world
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh