achievement of one's goal; goal achievement
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
equality; impartiality; evenness
obedience; submission; resignation
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
otherwise; or else; if not
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
it's been a long time; long time no see
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to play; to sport; to frolic
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
wherein; therein; thereinto
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
almost; roughly; approximately
as; because; with; due to
a considerable number; a fair number
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases