round frame glasses; round-lensed eyeglasses
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
firm promise; definite promise
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
about when; about what time; how soon
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
last flight; last bus; last train
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
unveiling; debut; introduction
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
cerebral infarction; (ischemic) stroke
highly unpredictable; touch and go
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
section manager; section chief
uncertainty about the future; concern about future prospects