with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
touché; you've got me there
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
beauty of style; beauty of form
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
event; phenomenon; matter
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
deceiving; cheating; fooling
unidentified flying object; UFO
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
to have meaning; to be meaningful
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
personage; person (deserving of respect)
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter
frequent appearance; frequent occurrence
remarkable; striking; obvious
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
cripple; disabled person; invalid
mental image; mental picture; image
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment