absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
why; how; for what reason
board chairman; managing director; chief director
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
ability; performance; efficiency
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart