successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
stirring; rousing oneself
in unison; as one; united
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
all present; all concerned; all of us
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
winner; victor; conqueror
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
covering; protection; backing; relief
eminent; prominent; distinguished; ringing (of metal); resonant (of a musical instrument)
to break the prohibition (law); to violate the ban
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to be partly responsible for; to have a part in; to play a role in
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to shake off; to throw off
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.