new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
alternating current; AC; analogue computer (analog); average cost; adult child
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
opinion; point of view; visual point
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to make merry; to be festive
to telephone; to make a phone call
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
middle of the night; dead of night
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
height (of body); stature
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
going to and fro; back and forth
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
to trample flat; to beat a path
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively