skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be quick-witted; to be resourceful
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
such ... as; or some such
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to be deaf; to not be able to hear
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to talk; to chat; to chatter
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
nervous breakdown; neurosis; sickness from anxiety
should; must; -able; probably; likely
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
outside world; physical world
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
go that far; to that extent
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)