you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
until now; so far; up to the present
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to tower over the surroundings
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
charred; burnt black; scorched black
matter of time; question of time
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time