with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
toning down; calming down; slowing down; mollification
proposal; proposition; suggestion
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
split; division; break up
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
fixed amount (of money); fixed sum; flat sum
to put someone to work; to make someone work
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
germination; germ; sprout; bud; sign
with a start; with a jump
to straighten up; to sit upright
anaerosis; lack of breathing; sleep apnea; respiratory arrest; respiratory standstill
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to take a breath; to take a short rest
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
clothes made from jersey cloth; cutsew
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium