bright; intelligent; clever; smart
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
and so; therefore; for that reason
intelligence; intellect; brains
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
metal fittings; metal fixtures
regret; repentance; remorse
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
honor; honour; credit; prestige
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
newspaper story (article, account)
mourning (dead persons); memorial
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to run about; to rush about
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
landing; alighting; touch down
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely