both in name and reality; both in name and substance
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
unveiling; debut; introduction
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to say things to ease one's mind
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
long time; long interval; for quite some time
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love
shipping; shipment; forwarding
electrical appliances; electric appliances
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
anything and everything; just about everything
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
recollection; reminiscence
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious