astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
adds force or indicates command
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
higher rank; better position
power map; power structure; power relationships
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
handsome young man; Adonis
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
centre of attention; center of attention
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
you; (arch.) your residence