answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
gradually; slowly but steadily
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
choices; alternatives; options
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
nothing but; none other than
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
savage; wild; unruly; to behave roughly; to get wild
while; although; (but) at the same time; on the other hand; half the face; profile
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
choice; selection; option
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to become calm (of the wind, sea, etc.); to die down
irritation; annoyance; frustration
frizzy (hair); wiry; sizzling; frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit