to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to be frank; to drop all pretense
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
something like ...; something called ...
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
warding off evil; protecting against misfortune
misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox
to be embarrassed; to lose face
current student; enrolled student
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
several times (as large, over)
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
genuine; authentic; true; real
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...