being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
big leakage; uncontained leak
simple (e.g. matter); problem free; hopeless; the end (i.e. leaving one at a loss of words); dumbfounding
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
unqualified; without qualifications
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
towering; astonishingly high
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
clearing one's throat; cough
loose; slovenly; sloppy; disorganized
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
late at night; small hours of the morning
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to move (house); to change residence
changing one's (public) persona; changing one's (public) image
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn