selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
simply; merely; only; solely
separate case; another matter; different matter; another project
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to have an idea; to have a clue
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
genius; prodigy; natural gift
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
way; method; means; resource; course
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
rest; break; recess; intermission
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
law-like nature; regularity
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
to feel depressed; to be down
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
hey there; I say; see here
seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
near; nearby; not far off
small hill; low hill; hillock
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view