though one didn't intend (expect) to
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
truth is stranger than fiction
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to throw oneself (into an activity)
yearned for; longed for; missed
to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly
to put into the mouth; to eat
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
amount of drink; one's drinking capacity
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
to be hot on a person's heels
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to be busy at work; to work diligently
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
to get someone to say; to make someone say
great person; great figure; person of great character
to part (from); to part company (with); to split (with); to break off relations (with)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
impudence; audacity; shamelessness; effrontery
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable