slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
clicking; clopping; clacking
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
stepwise; one step at a time
to beat time; to mark time
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
Fourier; Fourier, Jean-Baptiste Joseph (1768-1830; French mathematician); Fourier, Charles (1772-1837; French philosopher)
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
courtesy call; courtesy visit
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
guess; conjecture; surmise
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous