thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
correction; rectification; mending; repair
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
everywhere; all over; throughout
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
beyond that point; after that
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
to look around; to take a view of
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
conviction; belief; confidence
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
putting into operation; invocation
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer