to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to understand; to make out
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
(doing things at) one's own pace; (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
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
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)
justification; rationalization
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
minimum; at the very least
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
tingling (with pain or numbness); throbbing; stinging; buzzing; chirring; chirping (of insects)
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; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
regret; repentance; remorse
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care