force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
in that way; like that; that way
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
to be to the point; to be pertinent
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
sobriety; soberness; sober face
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
general idea; concept; notion
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to look after (often medically); to take care of
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
it is I who should say so
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to grow angry; to display one's anger
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
back country; remote countryside
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
being concerned about or mindful of
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind