behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
malicious (at heart); spiteful; wicked
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to torment; to harass; to tease
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
beginning; outset; first; onset
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
one's way back; one's way home
should; must; -able; probably; likely
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)