panoramic view; bird's-eye view
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
sincere; honest; faithful
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
business world; business circles; (the) industry
star player; star athlete
disclosure; exposure; revelation
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to (have a situation) descend to mayhem
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to gain strength; to have energy
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
stepping back; drawing back
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing