dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
simply; merely; only; solely
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
story; tale; talk; discussion
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
notice; attention; observation
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
literature; books (reference); document
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
vocal sound; tone of voice
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
greater than ...; bigger ...
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to change completely; to change suddenly
impassioned speech; fervent speech
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
for example; for instance; e.g.
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
largest class; top category
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
small fraction; small proportion