independent action; acting alone
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
in the face of; in defiance of
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
unanticipated; unexpected
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to compete with; to vie for
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
trio; gang of three; threesome
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
one's physical safety; personal security
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to not believe one's ears
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
in accordance with; according to
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one