self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
without permission; without notice
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
petition; complaint; (legal) brief
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
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
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
indicate reason; infers some protest
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
absentmindedness; peace of mind
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk