shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
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
in detail; minutely; at great length; unceasing; continuous; unbroken
to surge; to well up; to gush out
lightning strike; torpedo attack
accelerator (pedal); gas pedal
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
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 welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
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
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
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
to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
brilliant; bright; dazzling
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
so what!; who gives a damn?
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind