an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
in succession; one by one
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
nothing but; except; no more than
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
reality; actuality; hard fact
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to cry and shout; to scream
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened