surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to thrust down; to push off
conviction; belief; confidence
almost; roughly; approximately
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
two persons; two people; pair; couple
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
meaning; significance; sense
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
how; in what way; how about
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
such; like that; in that way
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all