doing whatever one pleases
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
tedious; verbose; wordy; redundancy
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
because of; owing to; due to
middle of the night; dead of night
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
to take over; to hand over
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God
first meeting; first interview with
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
index finger; forefinger; second toe
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound