to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
grade; class; degree; magnitude
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
number of times; frequency; count
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
unconditionally; as a rule
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
calm; composed; cool; quiet
evident; plain; distinct; clear
observation; survey; watching
consumption; expenditure; spending
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
about; concerning; related to; -ish
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting
participation; joining; entry
expectation; anticipation; forecast
fluently; without hesitation; without faltering
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear