rare (or peculiar) animal
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
unprecedented; record-breaking
returning tit for tat; retaliating
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
relation; relative; kind; cordial
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
number (of long, cylindrical things, movies, trains, home runs, etc.)
old friend; old acquaintance
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
great shame (endured in the public eye); deep embarrassment; profound humiliation; utter disgrace
useless; worthless; silly; trivial
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to pick a fight (with); to find fault (with)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
bad (feeling, impression, attitude); creepy; disgusting
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
homo-; homo; (male) homosexual; homozygote; homozygous; homogenization; Homo (genus of primates that includes modern humans)
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about