look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
way; method; means; resource; course
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to become completely chilled
to get (become) acquainted; to get to know; to get (become) intimate with; to become friendly with; to become friends
power; authority; jurisdiction
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
originally; by nature; from the start
even though; despite; when
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
declaration of war; proclamation of war
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
fucking; screwing; having sex
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
to pass (of time); to elapse
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
reason; logic; method; system; order
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
the real criminal; true culprit
to find out; to discover; to locate
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
if you think about it; come to think of it
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)