soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
just because; even if; even though
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
whispering; private talk; talking (during a class, lecture, etc.)
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
results; record; grades; marks
promotion (school, military, etc.)
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
no!; no no!; no, not at all
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
group; party; team; squad; section
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
genuine; authentic; true; real
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress