just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
total situation fully understood; understood; agreed
(playing an) unpopular role; (taking on an) unpopular task
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
self-analysis; autoanalysis
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
to be affected; to put on airs; to pose
not revealing (thoughts, feelings); not breathing a word
outside order; outsourcing; custom (manufacture)
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
to burn with combativeness
decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
second offense; second offence
prevention; precaution; protection against
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
making one's best exertions
self-determination; suicide
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
your good wishes; your kind intentions
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous