involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
not taking the slightest notice (of); not giving the slightest consideration (to); paying absolutely no attention (to)
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
infuriating; extremely irritating; galling; vexing
to have to pay the price (for past mistakes); to have one's past catching up with one; to have the bill come due (for past actions)
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to move forward; to move on
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable; to be too many to see all at once
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
being concerned about or mindful of
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
foul-mouthed; foul (language); abusive; greedy; gluttonous
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
priority; order of precedence
violent emotion; passion; fury
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
raging fire; conflagration
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful