to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
minimum; at the very least
to happen to have on hand or in stock
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
tingling sensation (e.g. in a leg); feeling numb; painful tingle; noisily; ears ringing
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
regret; repentance; remorse
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
faultfinding; carping; quibbling; cavilling; caviling
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret