provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
immediately; right away; on the spot
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
financial power; financial means; wealth
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
shriek of delight; cry of joy
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
living thing; living creature; animal; life
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
one's share; one's portion
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
environment; circumstance
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
noisy; confused; uproarious
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell