an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth); to clean out (ears)
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
likability; favorability; popularity
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
price; cost; value; worth; value
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
proposal; offer; request; application
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
opening and closing; opening and shutting
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
personal affair; one's own affair