it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
natural; intrinsic; from birth
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
for the first time in one's life
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
no!; no no!; no, not at all
how; in what way; circumstances
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
molester; groper; masher; pervert
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
control; management; supervision
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
nature park; natural park
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to speak; to say; to vocalize
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
regret; repentance; remorse
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint