precocious; precocious child
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
gelatinous glue (produced from fish entrails); isinglass; amiability; friendliness; graciousness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to do someone in; to bump someone off
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to collapse; to flop (onto)
front; frontage; facade; main
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
recording (in a book, the minutes, etc.); printing; including; recording (audio or video)
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
discovery; detection; finding
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
mass communication; mass media
at that time; in those days