no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
queue jumping; breaking into a line; muscling in on; interrupt
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
something; some kind of; for some reason
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
every single word and phrase; word by word
forevermore; for eternity
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
moaning; muttering; complaining
to complain; to make a complaint
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much