way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
perusal; one reading; reading through (once)
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
continuation; succession; series; continuous
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
with a click; with a snap
to recover consciousness; to come to
(personnel) change; transfer; relocation; reassignment; reshuffle
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
on bad terms; at loggerheads
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)