surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to change (one's clothes)
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
why; how; for what reason
to have an idea; to have a clue
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
prudence; discretion; thought; consideration
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
first meeting; first interview with
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
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
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress