unexpected; unforeseen; strange
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
way of listening; listener
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
long time; long interval; for quite some time
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to meet someone's requirements; to meet expectations; to go along with what someone wants
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
to mistakenly say; to misspeak; to misstate (the facts); to make a slip of the tongue
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
convenient; handy; useful
to do a silly thing; to do something stupid
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
confidence; trust; faith; credit
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
no, not like that (but like this)
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage