to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
older brother; elder brother
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
information; experience; knowledge; observation
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
thunderous roar; roaring sound
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
to stir; to mix; to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
characteristic; feature; special quality
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner