beginning; clue; starting point
to satisfy the requirements
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
to get on well (with someone); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
sensual love; love affair
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
complaint; protest; objection; one's say; what one has to say; claim
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to break the silence; to break one's silence
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to commit adultery; to fornicate; to have illicit sex; to rape; to violate; to abuse sexually
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
(speaking) bluntly; frankly; straightforwardly; openly; directly; unhesitantingly
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
conviction; belief; confidence
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement