to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to refer to; to mention (e.g. theme)
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
letter; missive; note; mail
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
power; authority; jurisdiction
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to break the silence; to break one's silence
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
discovery; detection; finding
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters