perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
here and there; everywhere
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
billow; surge; large wave
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
sweet voice; seductive voice
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
not understanding; not knowing
to formularize (a theory); to formularise
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
one by one; one each; one at a time
quick-witted; quick to understand
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
originally; by nature; from the start
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
question; inquiry; enquiry
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea