marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
ignorant of the ways of the world
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
true character; true heart; true spirit
fear; dread; fright; willies
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
chance (of success); odds
magician; conjurer; illusionist
pretense; affectation; showiness
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to shed light; to cast light
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
authority; power; influence
monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance