omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
makeshift; stopgap; temporary expedient; temporary solution; band-aid
to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden
real experience; actual observations
creepy geek; disgusting otaku; extreme geek
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)
comment; criticism; critique; review
quotation; citation; reference
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
bashing; fierce criticism; bussing; busing; removing dirty dishes from tables in a restaurant
molester; groper; masher; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
bizarre murder; grotesque murder
probatio diabolica; devil's proof
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
being prepared for a theoretical (ideological) argument; being armed with theoretical backing
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
danger past and God forgotten; once on shore, we pray no more; (lit.) once it's past the throat, one forgets the heat (of the swallowed object)
totally at a loss; lose one's bearings; in a maze; in a fog; all at sea; up in the air
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
last night; yesterday evening
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss; to loiter; to hang around; to wander around
sense of morality; moral sense
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu; instant; instantaneous
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to