to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly; to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)
fast moving; fast running; fast sailing
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
perverseness; perversity; perverse person; difficult person; contrary person
planned; scheduled; systematic
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to blow out; to spout out
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
threat; intimidation; menace
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
(not) in any way; in no way
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
custom; habit; customary practice
flutter; flap; sound of something light moving in the wind
to mind; to care; to worry
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to be too late; to be too slow
discreet; modest; cautious
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
matter of concern and interest
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
extensive knowledge; erudition