selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
sulking in bed; going to bed in a huff
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
along the road; along the way
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
somewhere to go; place to go
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
determination; resolution
being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
manners; behavior; behaviour
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to waste time; to kill time