appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
calculation; estimation; computation
distortion; falsification; perversion
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
relation; connection; relevance
to be powered on; to be turned on
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
close; intimate; on good terms
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
stroke; caress; soft (object); dreamlike (object); tender (object)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to throw into; to toss into
to push (something) against
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance