to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
specialization; specialisation
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
meaning; significance; sense
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
if you think about it; come to think of it
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
the last moment; the very end
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to present; to offer; to dedicate
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
process; course; mechanism
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
directly opposite; right in front
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
surely; certainly; without doubt
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively