unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator
one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to subsist; to keep on living
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to shut in; to confine; to contain
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
if it is the case that ...
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
having gone too far to turn back
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
granted that; even if; even though
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
personal; individual; private
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to do together; to share; to participate in
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
right in the middle (of); midst; height
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally