since; henceforth; ever since
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
work experience; professional experience; business experience; practical experience
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
external; superficial; outward; surface
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
conversely; on the contrary
that; the matter in question
to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up
without leaving any trace
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
of course; certainly; naturally
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
calamity; disaster; misfortune
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
ability; capability; skill
plan; scheme; stratagem; trick; trap; plot
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
personage; person (deserving of respect)
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity
unexpectedly; by chance; by accident
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
quite right; indeed; truly; well said
source of information; intelligence source; message source
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag