unexpected; unforeseen; strange
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
great difference; major mistake
(some) more; even more; longer; further
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
(arch.) to deceive; (arch.) to fool; (arch.) to lie; to commit adultery
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to head home; to leave for home
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start