comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
foreign; abroad; overseas
another; different; something else
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
personal; individual; private
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
story; tale; talk; discussion
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
sense of unity; sense of oneness
classified document; confidential document
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
civil administration; civil government; politics focused on the promotion of public welfare
election; selection; choice
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
since; henceforth; ever since
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
guaranteed; authentic; certified
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
end; close; conclusion; termination
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
people who share an interest; people of similar tastes; kindred minds