lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
strong impression conveyed by one's eyes; eyes that convey a strong sense of purpose
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
overlooking; letting a good ball go by
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
(not so) much; (not) very
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
perfect; complete; flawless
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
guess; speculation; supposition
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
in comparison to; rather than