adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
extra (e.g. in a film); supernumerary; extra; surplus; excess
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
technique; art; skill; move
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
pessimism; disappointment
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
private tutor; coach; governess
actor; actress; player; performer
confusion; mixing; merger
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
in a terrible mess; in complete disorder; chaotic
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to