without permission; without notice
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
being startled; getting a shock
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to beat time; to mark time
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
hair on the back of one's head
to comb down; to smooth down
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to use (in cooking); to mix (in)
authenticity; credibility
quick-witted; quick to understand
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
secrecy; highly classified information
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
although I say; although one might say; although called
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve