eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
about this time; about now
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to talk to oneself; to mutter
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
to the end; entirely; in full
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
even if; even though; although one might say; although called