false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
will not do; do not; does not
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
at once; immediately; right now
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
lineage; pedigree; family line
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily