to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
conversely; on the contrary
to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up
without leaving any trace
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to blaze; to burn brightly
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
calamity; disaster; misfortune
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
ability; capability; skill
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
plan; scheme; stratagem; trick; trap; plot
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
personage; person (deserving of respect)
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
to read (a book, etc.) over again
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove