self-control; self-restraint
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
looking on; remaining a spectator
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
baton (of command); order; command; direction
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
such; like that; in that way
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
reason; cause; circumstances