determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
beforehand; in advance; previously
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
inside one's heart; in one's mind
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
foundation stone; cornerstone
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to stiffen; to become stiff
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
rather; better; instead; if anything
to become excited; to be eager; to rouse oneself; to work oneself up
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
go that far; to that extent
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to step forward; to take a step forward
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
nod; inclination of the head
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
finally; in the end; on top of all that
so; like this; in this way
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy