irritating; aggravating; upsetting
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
way out; means to escape; escape route
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
depression; low spirits; dejection
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
trusting too much; overestimating ability
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
honeymoon; being in an intimate relationship; honeymoon (period)
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
clear; precise; definite; distinct
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
rule; reign; peaceful times
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
water damage; flood disaster