straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
now available (e.g. for sale); now showing (e.g. film, exhibition)
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
newcomer showing great promise; bright new talent
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
to be performed (on the stage); to be in the limelight
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
to accept; to receive; to agree
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
cough cough; with a (wet) cough; violently (coughing)
answering machine; answerphone
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
plagiarism; plagiarised work
making matters worse; adding insult to injury; (lit.) bees to a tearful face
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
it's worth it; worth every penny; deserving; worthwhile
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
one more time; once more; once again
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
very careful; thoroughly prepared