spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
quite; utterly; really; completely
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
using as an intermediary; through
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
hiding one's embarrassment
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
weird; odd; bizarre; curious
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
so; like this; in this way
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
such ... as; or some such
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
ago; since; before; previous
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)