exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
private affairs; personal matter
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
hiding one's embarrassment
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
down quilt; feather quilt
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
as planned; according to plan
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
departure; leaving; setting off
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to change (one's clothes)
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale