to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
material; materials; data; information; documents
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
keeping things tidy and in order
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
head; brains; intellect; understanding
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
experiment; experimentation
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel