hypothesis; supposition; assumption
several times (as large, over)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
dozens; scores of; decades
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
at least; at most; (even) just
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
having said that; on the other hand
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
dull sound; muffled sound
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to satisfy one's appetite
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
conviction; belief; confidence
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat