counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
invitation; introduction; temptation
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
solitude; loneliness; isolation
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
almost every day; almost daily
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
offense and defense; offence and defence
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to be opposite; to face each other
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
lying face down; upside down; prone
although I say; although one might say; although called
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe