bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
study; research; investigation
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
around the world; throughout the world
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
impossible; unlikely; improbable
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
special; particular; peculiar; unique
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry