to suit; to match; to become; to be like
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
these guys; these fellows
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
imagination; supposition; guess
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
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
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to turn completely into; to become completely
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
name; given name; first name
several types; several kinds; several species