to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
rich person; wealthy person
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; babble; gibberish; jargon
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
sampling; taking a sample; sampling; distributing free samples
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
thousands; several thousand
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
based on; on the basis of
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
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.)
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
I doubt it (card game); cheat; bluff; I doubt that; no way; you're fibbing
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
serious look (on one's face); straight face
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
scene of an accident; crash site; accident scene
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
androgynous; gender-neutral
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples