again and again; repeatedly
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
one's view of life; attitude toward life; outlook
amount of material resources
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
preface; introduction; preamble
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
bottom-tier university with low entry requirements
nothing but; except; no more than
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
detour; circuitous route; diversion
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
calm; composed; leisurely
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
system; organization; organisation; architecture
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis