doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
independent action; acting alone
extremely dangerous; full of peril
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
contest (of strength or skill)
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
unqualified; without qualifications
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
to irritate; to offend; to provoke; to get on one's nerves
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
daily rate; (day-by-day) schedule; program
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
later on; eventually; afterwards
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
drop (e.g. of water); drip
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
recovery; undoing; recall
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
last night; yesterday evening
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
at once; immediately; right now
person who gets lonely easily; person who does not like to be alone; person who craves company
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps