| to turn out in force | to turn in large numbers |
| to buy in bulk | to buy huge quantities |
| to dwell in | to live |
| to dwell on | to recall |
| to abide | to obey, to conform |
| to discern | to be able to see clearly |
| to differentiate | to tell the difference |
| to blunder | to make a careless mistake |
| notwithstanding | despite |
| heinous | gross, exceptionally bad |
| briskly | energetically |
| vivid | very realistic |
| self-contained | own/ when you don't need the company of others |
| by dint | by means of |
| meticulous | paying great attention |
| to wane | to gradually become weaker |
| to fester | to become infected, ill |
| in the meantime | meanwhile |
| to fray | to become stressed, irritated |
| to conceive | to imagine |