existence; possession; having; limited company
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
so; like this; in this way
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
commander; commanding officer; CO
difference; variation; difference
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
reality; actuality; hard fact
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to watch over; to watch attentively
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on