private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
while; during (the time when)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
interior; inside; internal
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to some extent; to a certain extent
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
great hurry; great haste; rush
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
succeeding; following; trailing; next
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
breaking off short (in one's speech); rendered speechless for a moment
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
one large ...; a great ...
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
at a stroke; with a single swoop
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
going through; going via; going by way of
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before