the scruff or nape of the neck
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
drama; play; powerful drug
complicated and mysterious
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
to jar; to creak; to grate
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to spend time (on doing something)
a rival horse or candidate
influential person; man of importance
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy