to be embarrassed for a reply
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to have an eye on; to zero in on
former (incumbent); predecessor
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
management; administration; operation
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
whatever the case; under any circumstances
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
considerably; fairly; quite
indicate reason; infers some protest
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
locational advantage; advantageous position
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period