1-odds 机会，可能性

2-hit it off 一见如故，投缘，合得来

Walking together for a few minutes may also increase your odds of hitting it off when you actually sit down for a coffee, glass of wine, or have a meal together.

3-synchronize 使……同步

Even when no conversations was taking place, the researchers found that paired strangers with a favorable first impression of one another are more likely to synchronize their foot steps.

4-unidirectional 单向的

5-rating 打分，评价

6-side by side 肩并肩

Our analysis revealed a unidirectional relationship between synchrony and impression rating: a better first impression led to higher walking synchrony between two strangers walking side by side in silence.

7-converse 交谈，谈话

In general, people tended to have a better first impression of someone after walking together, regardless of whether or not they conversed.

8-at the outset/from the get-go 从一开始

And, as mentioned, paired walkers with better first impression of one another at the outset of the experiment had a higher rate of footstep synchronization from the get-go.