waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to be saved up (of money)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
in search of; in order to look for
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
as; because; with; due to
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
it seems so; that's what it looks like
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
(and) many others; extras (in a film)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category