surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
clearly; distinctly; vividly
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
personal; individual; private
to be kind to; to treat kindly
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
in the end; at the end of the day
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
planning; planning ability; deliberateness
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
graduation ceremony; commencement
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon