to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong
jungle; jungle; jungle music
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
confusion; distraction; derangement
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
degenerate; pervert; deviant
playing by oneself; playing alone; entertaining oneself; game played by oneself (e.g. solitaire)
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
good humour (humor); good mood
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes