to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to become pale; to turn pale
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to keep secret; to conceal
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
besides; moreover; in addition
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
sense of humor; sense of humour
distinction; discrimination
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
billiards; pool; serial collisions (of cars)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to state; to express; to mention
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
correction; revision; amendment
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
this for sure; certainly is
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus