difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
poor physical health; bad shape
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
calm before a storm; lull before the storm
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
pushing and shoving; jostling; hustling
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
800,000; eight hundred thousand
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
sad news; news of a death; death notice
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
neat and clean; tidy; trim
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed