to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
guess; speculation; supposition
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
charming; fascinating; attractive
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
way; method; means; resource; course
normalcy; normality; normal
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
vocal sound; tone of voice
it is I who should say so
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
long distance relationship
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
probability; likelihood; chances
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
trauma (usu. psychological)
(in) his way; peculiar to him