powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
contrary to one's expectations
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to rush over; to run up to
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
dozens; scores of; decades
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
natural disaster; cataclysm
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
town; city; municipal; urban
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
giant tsunami; giant tidal wave
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
This isn't over; I will get my revenge