suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
personal; individual; private
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to raise one's voice; to shout
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
most of all; extremely; supremely
hateful; detestable; loathsome
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to shout (in anger); to yell
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
the other day; a few days ago
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake