speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
highly conscious; highly aware; well-versed; highly knowledgable
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
clearing one's throat; cough
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
in that way; like that; that way
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
pieces; scraps; disconnected
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
urbanization; urbanisation
to cut one's own throat; to dig one's own grave; to cause oneself harm; to bring ruin on oneself
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
narcissism; self-absorption; self-intoxication
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to get angry; to get mad; to be angular; to be square
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest