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to the fact that she was here.
testimonial
n. endorsement, certification, commendation, (letter of)
recommendation, reference, Colloq blurb: I am happy to write a
testimonial for you.
testimony n. evidence, attestation, affirmation, confirmation,
verification, authentication, corroboration, avowal, deposition,
statement, affidavit, declaration, assertion, claim, averral,
asseveration, information: We have only his testimony that the
woman caused the accident.
testy adj. irritable, bad-tempered, irascible, short-tempered,
petulant, touchy, tetchy, querulous, peevish, hot-tempered,
crusty, cross, grumpy, grouchy, bearish, crabby, crabbed,
fretful, captious, waspish, snappish, quarrelsome, fractious,
contentious, choleric, splenetic, ill-humoured, disagreeable,
ill-tempered, edgy, on edge, quick-tempered, crotchety,
cantankerous, US cranky, Colloq and US and Canadian dialect
ornery: The old colonel made a few testy remarks about the
boys' haircuts. Why make excuses for his being so testy?
tˆte-…-tˆte
n. 1 (cosy or personal) chat, dialogue, causerie, pillow talk,
private talk or word, parley, interview, Colloq confab, US
one-on-one: Will we have time for a brief tˆte-…-tˆte after
dinner?
--adv. 2 intimately, privately, in private, face to face,
confidentially, secretly, … deux, in secret, Colloq US
one-on-one: Could we meet tˆte-…-tˆte some time?
--adj. 3 intimate, private, intime, cosy: I arranged a little
tˆte-…-tˆte dinner at my flat.
tether n. 1 lead, leash, rope, cord, fetter, restraint, halter, tie,
chain: The dog had broken loose from its tether and was running
around in the yard.
--v. 2 tie (up or down), restraint, fetter, chain (up or down),
leash, manacle, secure, shackle, fasten, picket, stake: Why
don't you tether the goat where the grass is more plentiful?