script; libretto; scenario
thoroughly; through and through
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
all-America; pan-American; all of America
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to become dim; to become blurred
continuously; unbroken; at great length; in minute detail
to surge; to well up; to gush out
being struck by lightning; torpedo attack
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
to do as much as is humanly possible; to try every possible means
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
indicate reason; infers some protest
in proportion to; just as much as
because of; owing to; due to
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
brilliant; bright; dazzling
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to take over; to hand over